| Tylomelania centaurus | |
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| An apertural view of the shell of Tylomelania centaurus from its type description ( holotype, NMB 1339a from Natural History Museum of Basel). [1] The shell is partly covered by the sponge Pachydictyum globosum. | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pachychilidae |
| Genus: | Tylomelania |
| Species: | T. centaurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tylomelania centaurus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melania centaurus Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898 | |
Tylomelania centaurus is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia. [1]
Description
The shell has 7.5 whorls. [2] The height of the shell is 44 mm (1.7 in). [2] The width of an aperture is 8 mm (0.31 in). [2] The height of an aperture is 11 mm (0.43 in). [2]
Ecology
Tylomelania centaurus is a lacustrine species. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Von Rintelen, Thomas & Glaubrecht, Matthias (2005). "Anatomy of an adaptive radiation: a unique reproductive strategy in the endemic freshwater gastropod Tylomelania (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) on Sulawesi, Indonesia and its biogeographical implications". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 85 (4): 513–542. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00515.x.
- ^ a b c d e (in German) Sarasin P. & Sarasin F. (1898). Die Süßwassermollusken von Celebes. Band 1. In: Sarasin P. & Sarasin F. (1898–1901). Materialien zur Naturgeschichte der Insel Celebes. Kreidel's Verlag, Wiesbaden. 36-37, table 2, figure 13-14.
| Tylomelania centaurus | |
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| An apertural view of the shell of Tylomelania centaurus from its type description ( holotype, NMB 1339a from Natural History Museum of Basel). [1] The shell is partly covered by the sponge Pachydictyum globosum. | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pachychilidae |
| Genus: | Tylomelania |
| Species: | T. centaurus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tylomelania centaurus | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Melania centaurus Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898 | |
Tylomelania centaurus is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia. [1]
Description
The shell has 7.5 whorls. [2] The height of the shell is 44 mm (1.7 in). [2] The width of an aperture is 8 mm (0.31 in). [2] The height of an aperture is 11 mm (0.43 in). [2]
Ecology
Tylomelania centaurus is a lacustrine species. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Von Rintelen, Thomas & Glaubrecht, Matthias (2005). "Anatomy of an adaptive radiation: a unique reproductive strategy in the endemic freshwater gastropod Tylomelania (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) on Sulawesi, Indonesia and its biogeographical implications". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 85 (4): 513–542. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00515.x.
- ^ a b c d e (in German) Sarasin P. & Sarasin F. (1898). Die Süßwassermollusken von Celebes. Band 1. In: Sarasin P. & Sarasin F. (1898–1901). Materialien zur Naturgeschichte der Insel Celebes. Kreidel's Verlag, Wiesbaden. 36-37, table 2, figure 13-14.