Brotia armata

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

Brotia armata
Apertural view of a shell of Brotia armata. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Pachychilidae
Genus:	Brotia
Species:	B. armata
Binomial name
Brotia armata (Brandt, 1968)[2]
Synonyms[1][3][4]
Brotia (Paracrostoma) pseudosulcospira armata Brandt, 1968 Brotia morrisonii Brandt, 1974 Paracrostoma morrisoni Brandt, 1974 (junior synonym) Brotia pseudosulcospira armata Brandt, 1968 (original combination) Paracrostoma paludiformis dubiosa Brandt, 1974 Paracrostoma pseudosulcospira ssp. armata Brandt, 1968

Distribution

This species occurs in Thailand.^[1][3]

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.^[5]