Biology:Cassidula nucleus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Cassidula nucleus | |
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| A live Cassidula nucleus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Ellobiida |
| Superfamily: | Ellobioidea |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Genus: | Cassidula |
| Species: | C. nucleus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassidula nucleus (Gmelin, 1791)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cassidula mustelina (Deshayes, 1830) | |
Cassidula nucleus is a species of air-breathing marine snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae.
Distribution
Cassidula nucleus occurs in India,[1] Vietnam,[2] Malaysia,[3] China.[4]
Description
The shell length of an adult snail is 16.0 mm.[5]
Ecology
Cassidula nucleus is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]
References
- ↑ Kumar P. S.; Khan A. B. (2013). "The distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in Pondicherry mangroves, India". Aquatic Biosystems 9 (1): 15. doi:10.1186/2046-9063-9-15. PMID 23937801. Bibcode: 2013AqBio...9...15K.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zvonareva S.; Kantor Yu.; Li X.; Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0. PMID 31966126.
- ↑ Hookham B.; Shau-Hwai A. T.; Dayrat B.; Hintz W. (2014). "A Baseline Measure of Tree and Gastropod Biodiversity in Replanted and Natural Mangrove Stands in Malaysia: Langkawi Island and Sungai Merbok". Tropical Life Sciences Research 25 (1): 1–12. PMID 25210584.
- ↑ Han, Wei-dong; Lui, Jin-ke; He, Xiu-Ling; Cai, Ying-Ya; Ye, Fu-liang; Xuan, Li-qiang; Ye, Ning (2003). "Shellfish and fish biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems in Leizhou Peninsula, China" (in en). Journal of Coastal Development (Indonesia: Diponegoro University) 7 (1): 21–29. ISSN 1410-5217. http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/255067.pdf.
- ↑ Shanmugam A. (1998). "Reproductive cycle in an ellobiid snail Cassidula nucleus". Indian Journal of Fisheries 45 (3): 301–305. http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJF/article/view/8714.
External links
- Dious S. R. J.; Kasinathan R. (1994). "Tolerance limits of two pulmonate snails Cassidula nucleus and Melampus ceylonicus from Pitchavaram mangroves". Environment and Ecology 12 (4): 845–849.
Wikidata ☰ Q3695551 entry
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