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Tylomelania neritiformis
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tylomelania neritiformis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Tylomelania neritiformis is the type species of the genus Tylomelania.[2] This type species was subsequently designated by Johannes Thiele in 1929.[3]
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Distribution
The type locality is the upper part of the Poso River in Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1][2]

Description
The shell is small and thick, with a short spire and five whorls. It is black in color with a violet tint.[1]
References
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