Cerithideopsis californica | |
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A shell of Cerithideopsis californica | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Potamididae |
Genus: | Cerithideopsis |
Species: | C. californica
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Binomial name | |
Cerithideopsis californica | |
Synonyms | |
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Cerithideopsis californica, common name the California hornsnail [2] or the California horn snail, [3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. [4] This series was previously known as Cerithidea californica.
The shell is turriform in shape and about 1 inch (25 mm) in length. [1]
The distribution of Cerithideopsis californica is from central California, USA to Baja California Sur, Mexico. [3]
The type locality is "California, in brackish water". [1]
Cerithideopsis californica lives in salt-marsh dominated estuaries. [3]
The snails primarily feed on benthic diatoms. [3]
Throughout its range in California, these snails grow and reproduce from spring through fall (March–October) and cease growth and reproduction during the winter (November–February). [3] Maximum longevity for these snails is at least 6–10 years, and this appears to be the case for uninfected as well as infected snails. [3]
At least 18 trematode species parasitically castrate California horn snails. [3] A trematode infects a snail with a miracidium larva that either swims to infect the snail, or hatches after the snail ingests the trematode egg. [3] After infection, the trematode parthenitae clonally replicate and produce free-swimming offspring ( cercariae). [3] These offspring infect second intermediate hosts (various invertebrates and fishes) where they form cysts (metacercariae). [3] The trematodes infect bird final hosts when birds eat second intermediate hosts. [3]
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference [3]
Cerithideopsis californica | |
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A shell of Cerithideopsis californica | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Potamididae |
Genus: | Cerithideopsis |
Species: | C. californica
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Binomial name | |
Cerithideopsis californica | |
Synonyms | |
List
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Cerithideopsis californica, common name the California hornsnail [2] or the California horn snail, [3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. [4] This series was previously known as Cerithidea californica.
The shell is turriform in shape and about 1 inch (25 mm) in length. [1]
The distribution of Cerithideopsis californica is from central California, USA to Baja California Sur, Mexico. [3]
The type locality is "California, in brackish water". [1]
Cerithideopsis californica lives in salt-marsh dominated estuaries. [3]
The snails primarily feed on benthic diatoms. [3]
Throughout its range in California, these snails grow and reproduce from spring through fall (March–October) and cease growth and reproduction during the winter (November–February). [3] Maximum longevity for these snails is at least 6–10 years, and this appears to be the case for uninfected as well as infected snails. [3]
At least 18 trematode species parasitically castrate California horn snails. [3] A trematode infects a snail with a miracidium larva that either swims to infect the snail, or hatches after the snail ingests the trematode egg. [3] After infection, the trematode parthenitae clonally replicate and produce free-swimming offspring ( cercariae). [3] These offspring infect second intermediate hosts (various invertebrates and fishes) where they form cysts (metacercariae). [3] The trematodes infect bird final hosts when birds eat second intermediate hosts. [3]
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference [3]