Tylomelania toradjarum
Tylomelania toradjarum is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
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Apertural view of a shell of Tylomelania toradjarum | |
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Melania toradjarum Sarasin & Sarasin, 1897 |
The specific name toradjarum is in honor of Toraja (spelling variant Toradja), an ethnic group indigenous to Sulawesi.[1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] The type locality is the Lake Poso.[1]
Description
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Tylomelania toradjarum shells.
The width of the shell is 16 mm.[1] The height of the shell is 54 mm.[1] The width of the aperture is 10 mm.[1] The height of the aperture is 15 mm.[1]
There are 9 concentric lines on the operculum.[1]
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References
- (in German) Sarasin P. & Sarasin F. (1897). "Über die Molluskenfauna der großen Süßwasser-Seen von Central-Celebes". Zoologischer Anzeiger 539/540: 308-320. page 309-310.
External links
- 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.
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