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Tylomelania kruimeli
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tylomelania kruimeli is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
The specific name kruimeli is in honor of Dutch malacologist Jan Herman Kruimel (1884-1916).[2]
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Distribution
This species is endemic to the Lake Mahalona, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1]
The type locality is north-eastern corner of the Lake Mahalona.[2]
Description
The shape of the shell is conical.[2] The shell has 4-9 whorls.[2]
The width of the shell is 7.5-29.3 mm.[2] The height of the shell is 13.9-69.3 mm.[2]
Ecology
This lacustrine species lives on the hard substrate.[2]
There are developing 3-14 embryos develop in a brood pouch.[2] Females gave birth to 2-14 juveniles.[3] The height of the shell of juveniles at birth is 6.5-11.0 mm.[2]
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