Pirenella alata
Species of gastropod
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Pirenella alata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.[1][2] It also lives in brackish water.
| Pirenella alata | |
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| Two shells of Pirenella alata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Potamididae |
| Genus: | Pirenella |
| Species: | P. alata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pirenella alata (Philippi, 1849) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Philippines, Myanmar, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia.[2] Indonesia
