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Tylomelania
''Tylomelania'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae. In the aquarium hobby, snails from this genus are commonly known as "rabbit snails" (not to be confused with sea hares). A sister group (the closest relative) of ''Tylomelania'' is genus '' Pseudopotamis'' (2 species living on the Torres Strait Islands).von Rintelen T., Stelbrink B. Marwoto R. M. & Glaubrecht M. (2014). "A Snail Perspective on the Biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia: Origin and Intra-Island Dispersal of the Viviparous Freshwater Gastropod ''Tylomelania''". ''PLoS ONE'' 9(6): e98917. . ''Tylomelania'' and ''Pseudopotamis'' split in the Middle Miocene . Distribution ''Tylomelania'' are endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia, with the vast majority restricted to Lake Poso and the Malili Lake system (consisting of Matano and Towuti, and the smaller Lontoa (Wawantoa), Mahalona, Masapi). They most likely cannot inhabit altitudes above r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Tylomelania'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae. In the aquarium hobby, snails from this genus are commonly known as "rabbit snails" (not to be confused with Anaspidea, sea hares). A sister group (the closest relative) of ''Tylomelania'' is genus ''Pseudopotamis'' (2 species living on the Torres Strait Islands).von Rintelen T., Stelbrink B. Marwoto R. M. & Glaubrecht M. (2014). "A Snail Perspective on the Biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia: Origin and Intra-Island Dispersal of the Viviparous Freshwater Gastropod ''Tylomelania''". ''PLoS ONE'' 9(6): e98917. . ''Tylomelania'' and ''Pseudopotamis'' split in the Middle Miocene . Distribution ''Tylomelania'' are Endemism, endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia, with the vast majority restricted to Lake Poso and the Malili Lake system (consisting of Lake Matano, Matano and Lake Towuti, Towuti, and the smaller Lake Lonto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
