Cerithideopsilla conica

Cerithideopsilla conica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.^[2]

Cerithideopsilla conica
A shell of Cerithideopsilla conica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Potamididae
Genus:	Cerithideopsilla
Species:	C. conica
Binomial name
Cerithideopsilla conica (Blainville, 1829)
Synonyms[1][2]
Cerithium conicum Blainville, 1829 Potamides conicus (Blainville, 1829) Pirenella cailliaudi Potiez & Michaud, 1838 Pirenella conica (Blainville, 1829) Pirenella insculpta (Sowerby, 1866) Pirenella layardii (A. Adams, 1854) Potamides cailliaudi Potiez & Michaud, 1838

Taxonomy

Reid et al. (2008)^[3] moved Potamides conicus to the genus Cerithideopsilla based on the molecular phylogeny research.^[3] Other subsequent study also confirmed this placement within Cerithideopsilla.^[1]

Distribution

Distribution of Cerithideopsilla conica include Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.^[3]

This species occurs in or around:

• European waters^[2]
• Madagascar^[2]
• The Red Sea^[2]

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.

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]