Cerithideopsilla conica
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| A shell of Cerithideopsilla conica | |
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| Genus: | Cerithideopsilla |
| Species: | C. conica
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| Cerithideopsilla conica (Blainville, 1829)
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Cerithideopsilla conica is a
Taxonomy
Reid et al. (2008)
Distribution
Distribution of Cerithideopsilla conica include Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.[3]
This species occurs in or around:
Description
The shell can attain a length of 14 mm.has a siphonal notch in the lower margin of the opening and the shell is thick.
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Ecology
The development of Cerithideopsilla conica non-planktotrophic.
Parasites of Cerithideopsilla conica include:
- Cerithideopsilla conica serves as the first intermediate host of Heterophyes heterophyes.[4]
References
Further reading
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Oliverio, Marco (2006). Gastropoda Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana
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