| Tylomelania baskasti | |
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| An apertural view of a shell of a holotype of Tylomelania baskasti. | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pachychilidae |
| Genus: | Tylomelania |
| Species: | T. baskasti
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| Binomial name | |
| Tylomelania baskasti von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2008
[1]
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Tylomelania baskasti is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
The specific name baskasti is in honor of the German author and journalist Bas Kast, who supported the malacological research. [1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Malili lake system, in Sulawesi, Indonesia. [1] Its type locality is Larona River. [1]
Ecology
Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania baskasti have a shell height of 5.7-8.4 mm. [1]
References
External links
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Media related to
Tylomelania baskasti at Wikimedia Commons
| Tylomelania baskasti | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| An apertural view of a shell of a holotype of Tylomelania baskasti. | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pachychilidae |
| Genus: | Tylomelania |
| Species: | T. baskasti
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tylomelania baskasti von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2008
[1]
| |
Tylomelania baskasti is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
The specific name baskasti is in honor of the German author and journalist Bas Kast, who supported the malacological research. [1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Malili lake system, in Sulawesi, Indonesia. [1] Its type locality is Larona River. [1]
Ecology
Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania baskasti have a shell height of 5.7-8.4 mm. [1]
References
External links
-
Media related to
Tylomelania baskasti at Wikimedia Commons