Biology:Tylomelania masapensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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An apertural view of a shell of Tylomelania masapensis. | |
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Species: | T. masapensis
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Tylomelania masapensis (Kruimel, 1913)[2]
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Melania masapensis Kruimel, 1913 |
Tylomelania masapensis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
The specific name masapensis is named after Lake Masapi, where it lives.
Distribution
This species occurs in Malili Lakes, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[3] Its type locality is Lake Masapi.[4]
Ecology
Tylomelania masapensis is a lacustrine species.[3]
The females of Tylomelania masapensis usually have 1-5 embryos in their brood pouch.[3] Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania masapensis have a shell height of 0.3-10.0 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Kruimel J. H. (1913). "Verzeichnis der von Herrn E.C. Abendanon in Celebes gesammelten Süsswasser-Mollusken". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 19: 217–235, page 218, plate 4, fig. 13.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ von Rintelen, Bouchet P. & Glaubrecht M. (2007). "Ancient lakes as hotspots of diversity: a morphological review of an endemic species flock of Tylomelania (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) in the Malili lake system on Sulawesi, Indonesia". Hydrobiologia 592:11-94. doi:10.1007/s10750-007-0765-8.
Wikidata ☰ Q18394892 entry