Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)

Gurumayum, S. D., 2019, On a collection of some Mollusca from Budhabalanga estuary, Odisha, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (1), pp. 55-59 : 56

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/123277
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10992903
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scientific name	Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
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1. Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791) View in CoL

1791. Murex cinggulata Gmelin. Syst. Nat. , ed. 3: 3561.

2003. Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) cinggulata : Subba Rao, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 192: 136. Pl. 22, Fig 2

Material examined: 6

Measurement: Length: 1.2-2.8 cm, Breadth: 0.4-0.8 cm

Remarks: Most common species found in the estuaries and backwaters, gregarious in their habitat, found in large groups in the mudflats. Deaths and empty shells are commonly found occupied by hermit crabs.

Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Islands, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Mesogastropoda
Family	Potamididae
Genus	Pirenella

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