Cerithideopsis pliculosa

Cerithideopsis pliculosa
Four shells of Cerithideopsis pliculosa (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Potamididae
Genus: Cerithideopsis
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 species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1]

Distribution

The species is found on the Caribbean coast of the US. It is genetically distinct from Cerithideopsis californica of the Pacific coast of the US. The two species became isolated by the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama three million years ago. DNA analysis suggests that there was some crossing of the Isthmus in both directions, and the common 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, page 224.
  3. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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