Cerithideopsilla cingulata

Scientific Name:-

Cerithideopsilla cingulata

Common Name:-

Girdled horn shell

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated. Photo courtesy: wikipedia

Description:-

Shell medium sized; elongate; thick; whorls sperated by shallow sutures; sculpture composed of spiral ridges interspersed by strong axial ribs; Aperture ovate; columella straight; Outer lip thick and expanded broadly; anterior siphonal canal demarcated by a deep notch; colour dark brown, a whitish band above the suture; interstices brown; aperture white.

Threats:-

Not recorded.

Remark:-

Cheriyan (1968); Bijukumar (2012); Franklin and Laladhas (2014) recorded the occurrence of this species from Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Intertidal flats; Mangroves, estuaries and muddy substrates

Synonyms:-

Cerithidea cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Cerithidea fluviatilis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Cerithium fluviatile (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Murex cingulatus Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Potamides cingulatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Potamides fluviatilis Potiez & Michaud, 1838
Tympanotonos fluviatilis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

References:-

Cheriyan,P.V. 1968.A collection of molluscs from the cochin harbour area. Mar.Biol.Ass.India, 1:127.
Franklin, J.B. and Laladhas, K.P. 2014. Marine Gastropods of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board. 186pp.
Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)

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