Biology:Tylomelania wallacei
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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An apertural view of a shell of Tylomelania wallacei. | |
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Species: | T. wallacei
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Tylomelania wallacei (Reeve, 1860)
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Melania perfecta var. wallacei Reeve, 1860 |
Tylomelania wallacei is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Maros karst, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2]
Ecology
Tylomelania wallacei is a riverine species.[2]
References
- ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
External links
- (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. 26-27, table 3, figure 27; tab. 5, fig. 68; tab. 6, fig. 93.
Wikidata ☰ Q18355481 entry