Tylomelania baskasti
Tylomelania baskasti is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
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| Tylomelania baskasti von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2008[2] | |
The specific name baskasti is in honor of the German author and journalist Bas Kast, who supported the malacological research.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Malili lake system, in Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2] Its type locality is Larona River.[2]
An abapertual view of a holotype of Tylomelania baskasti.
Ecology
Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania baskasti have a shell height of 5.7-8.4 mm.[2]
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References
- The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 July 2014.
- von Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (2008). "Three new species of the freshwater snail genus Tylomelania (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae) from the Malili lake system, Sulawesi, Indonesia". Zootaxa 1852: 37-49. PDF.
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