Biology:Tylomelania celebicola

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Tylomelania celebicola
Tylomelania celebicola shell.png
An apertural view of a shell of Tylomelania celebicola.
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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T. celebicola
Binomial name
Tylomelania celebicola
(Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898)[2]
Synonyms

Melania asperata var. celebicola Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898
Brotia asperata celebicola (Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898)

Tylomelania celebicola is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

This species was originally described as a subspecies.[3] The specific name celebicola is derived from the Celebes, a former name of Sulawesi, where this species occurs.

Distribution

This species occurs in central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[3]

Ecology

Tylomelania celebicola is a riverine species.[3]

References

  1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 July 2014.
  2. (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. 37-38, table 3, figure 30-32.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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 ☰ Q18355428 entry