Tylomelania sinabartfeldi is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Tylomelania sinabartfeldi | |
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An apertural view of a shell of a holotype of Tylomelania sinabartfeldi. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Pachychilidae |
Genus: | Tylomelania |
Species: | T. sinabartfeldi
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Binomial name | |
Tylomelania sinabartfeldi von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2008[1]
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The specific name sinabartfeldi is in honor of Sina Bartfeld, who contributed to supporting the malacological research.[1]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Larona River, in Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] Its type locality is the Larona River.[1]
Ecology
editThe females of Tylomelania sinabartfeldi usually have 11-67 embryos in their brood pouch.[1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Media related to Tylomelania sinabartfeldi at Wikimedia Commons