Pirenella cingulata

Pirenella cingulata is a species of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.

Distribution

• Indo-Pacific coast.
• Hormozgan Province in Iran.

Description

Ecology

Parasites of Cerithideopsilla cingulata include:

• Heterophyidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Heterophyes nocens.
• Echinostomatidae: Cerithideopsilla cingulata serves as the first intermediate host of Acanthoparyphium tyosenense.

References

External links

• SeaLifeBase: Pirenella cingulata info