Tylomelania hannelorae | |
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An apertural view of a shell of a holotype of Tylomelania hannelorae. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Pachychilidae |
Genus: | Tylomelania |
Species: | T. hannelorae |
Binomial name | |
Tylomelania hannelorae von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2008 |
Tylomelania hannelorae is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
The specific name hannelorae is in honor of Hannelore Glaubrecht, who participated on the malacological research.
Distribution
This species occurs in Lake Mahalona, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its type locality is Lake Mahalona.
Ecology
The females of Tylomelania hannelorae usually have 1-2 embryos in their brood pouch. Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania hannelorae have a shell height of 2.4-3.1 mm.
References
- ^ von Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (2008). "Three new species of the freshwater snail genus Tylomelania (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae) from the Malili lake system, Sulawesi, Indonesia". Zootaxa 1852: 37-49. PDF.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Tylomelania hannelorae |
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