Chilina iguazuensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chilinidae.
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| Species: | C. iguazuensis
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| Chilina iguazuensis Gregoric & Rumi, 2008[1]
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The specific name iguazuensis is derived from the Iguazu River, where it lives.
Distribution edit
Chilina iguazuensis is endemic to Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina. It lives in the Upper Iguazú River there.[1]
Ecology edit
This snail species lives in the rapids of Upper Iguazú River.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Gregoric D. E. G. & Rumi A. (2008) "Chilina iguazuensis (Gastropoda: Chilinidae), New Species From Iguazú National Park, Argentina". Malacologia 50(1): 321-330. doi:10.4002/0076-2997-50.1-2.321.