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Tylomelania neritiformis

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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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]

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Apertural view of a shell of Tylomelania neritiformis from its type description.

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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