Cerithideopsis pliculosa

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Cerithideopsis pliculosa
Four shells of Cerithideopsis pliculosa (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
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Gastropoda
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Species:
C. pliculosa
Binomial name
Cerithideopsis pliculosa
(Menke, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Cerithidea pliculosa (Menke, 1829)
  • Cerithium mascarenarum Kobelt, 1893
  • Cerithium natalense Kobelt, 1893
  • Cerithium pliculosum Menke, 1829 (original combination)
  • Potamides iostomus L. Pfeiffer, 1839

Cerithideopsis pliculosa, common name the plicate horn shell, is a

mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]

Distribution

The species is found on the Caribbean coast of the US. It is genetically distinct from

shorebirds called willets are suspected as carriers. Willet droppings have been placed in dishes of salt water with the result that some snails hatched out.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[3]

Habitat

The species has been found in water at recorded depths from 0 to 2 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithideopsis pliculosa (Menke, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758582 on 2014-03-20
  2. ^ Alan de Queiroz, The Monkey's Voyage: How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life, Basic Books, 2014, p. 224.
  3. ^ .

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