Stenomelania boninensis

Stenomelania boninensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.

Stenomelania boninensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Thiaridae
Genus:
Stenomelania
Species:
S. boninensis
Binomial name
Stenomelania boninensis
(I. Lea, 1856)[2]
Synonyms

Melania boninensis Lea, 1856

The specific name boninensis refer to Bonin Islands, where this species occur.

The sister species of Stenomelania boninensis is Stenomelania juncea.[3]

Distribution

Distribution of Stenomelania boninensis include Bonin Islands only, Japan.[3]

The type locality is "Bonin Islands".[2]

Distribution

Stenomelania boninensis inhabits rivers.[3]

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References
  1. IUCN (2016).The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 January 2016.
  2. Lea I. (1856). "Description of fifteen new species of exotic Melaniana". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 144-145.
  3. Miura O., Mori H., Nakai S., Satake K., Sasaki T. & Chiba S. (2008). "Molecular evidence of the evolutionary origin of a Bonin Islands endemic, Stenomelania boninensis". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(2): 199-202. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyn003.


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