Biology:Tylomelania patriarchalis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| A shell of Tylomelania patriarchalis | |
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| Species: | T. patriarchalis
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| Tylomelania patriarchalis (Sarasin & Sarasin, 1897)[1]
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Melania patriarchalis Sarasin & Sarasin, 1897 | |
Tylomelania patriarchalis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Malili lakes, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] It occur in the single lake and the type locality is the lake Matano.[1]
Description
The shell has 6-9 whorls.[1]
The width of the shell is 26 mm.[1] The height of the shell is 82 mm.[1] The width of the aperture is 14 mm.[1] The height of the aperture is 22 mm.[1]
There are 6-7 concentric lines on the operculum.[1]
References
External links
- 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 ☰ Q7860249 entry
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