
A genus of marine and brackish water operculate (prosobranch) snails. Pirenella conica is the initial intermediate host of Heterophyes heterophyes, the fish-borne fluke of humans and fish-eating birds and mammals along the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pir′ĕ-nel′ă Definitions: 1. A genus of marine and brackish water operculate (prosobranch) snails. Pirenella conica is the initial intermediate host of Heterophyes heterophyes, the fish-borne fluke of humans and fish-eating birds and mammals along the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts.
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