Biology:Tylomelania abendanoni
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Tylomelania abendanoni (Kruimel, 1913)[2]
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Tylomelania abendanoni is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
The specific name abendanoni is in honor of Dutch malacologist Eduard Cornelius Abendanon (1878-1962).
Distribution
This species occurs in Malili Lakes, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[3]
Ecology
Tylomelania abendanoni is a lacustrine species.[3]
The females of Tylomelania abendanoni usually have 1-4 embryos in their brood pouch.[3] Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania abendanoni have a shell height of 1.0-6.5 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 July 2014.
- ↑ (in German) Kruimel J. H. (1913). "Verzeichnis der von Herrn E.C. Abendanon in Celebes gesammelten Süsswasser-Mollusken". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 19: 217–235. page 223, plate 4, fig. 9. PDF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 von Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (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: 513–542. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00515.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q18355399 entry
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