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Brotia Hainanensis
''Brotia'' is a genus of Southeast Asian freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family Pachychilidae.Köhler F. & Glaubrecht M. (2006). "A systematic revision of the Southeast Asian freshwater gastropod ''Brotia'' (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae)". ''Malacologia'' 48159251. The generic name ''Brotia'' is apparently in honor of a Swiss malacologist Auguste Louis Brot (1821-1896). Distribution Species of ''Brotia'' occur in freshwater habitats of Southeast Asia, ranging from Northern India in the west through to Sumatra in the east. This range includes List of non-marine molluscs of India, India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, List of non-marine molluscs of Vietnam, Vietnam, List of non-marine molluscs of China, China (1 species), List of non-marine molluscs of Cambodia, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo only). Biology Species are found predominantly in fast flowing, well oxygenated rivers, occasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene is preceded by the Oligocene and is followed by the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by a single distinct global event but consist rather of regionally defined boundaries between the warmer Oligocene and the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, the Arabian Peninsula collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, and allowing a faunal interchange to occur between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans into Eurasia. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
