Paramelania iridescens
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paramelania iridescens is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.
| Paramelania iridescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Genus: | Paramelania |
| Species: | P. iridescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Paramelania iridescens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bythoceras iridescens Moore, 1898 | |
Distribution
This species is found in Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, also in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1]
The type locality is towards the south shore near Sumbu, Lake Tanganyika, in depths of 182–213 m (600–700 ft).[2][3]
Shell description
There is a spine in the upper part and in the lower part of the aperture of mature specimens.[3]
The width of the shell is 19 mm.[3] The height of the shell is 40 mm.[3]
Ecology
This snail lives in Lake Tanganyika in depths of 10–150 m.[3] It lives on a mud substrate.[3]
References
Further reading
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