Pirenella microptera
| Pirenella microptera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Potamididae |
| Genus: | Pirenella |
| Species: | P. microptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pirenella microptera is a species of snail, a brackish-water gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 40 mm.
Ecology
Pirenella microptera is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2016). Pirenella microptera (Kiener, 1841). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870519 on 2016-03-29
- ↑ Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0.
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