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Tylomelania centaurus (P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin 1898)

Tylomelania centaurus

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

Distribution

This species occurs in Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1]

Lateral view of the holotype of Tylomelania centaurus

Description

The shell has 7.5 whorls.[3] The height of the shell is 44 mm (1.7 in).[3] The width of an aperture is 8 mm (0.31 in).[3] The height of an aperture is 11 mm (0.43 in).[3]

Ecology

Tylomelania centaurus is a lacustrine species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Von Rintelen, Thomas & Glaubrecht, Matthias (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 (4): 513–542. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00515.x.
  2. ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. . Downloaded on 09 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e (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. 36-37, table 2, figure 13-14.
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Tylomelania centaurus: Brief Summary

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

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