''Cleopatra grandidieri'' is a
species of
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
s with an
operculum,
aquatic gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s in the
family Paludomidae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cleopatra grandidieri (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1061154 on 2020-08-20]
This species is
endemic to
Madagascar.
References
* Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. (1872). Diagnoses molluscorum novorum, insulae Madagascar dictae incolarum. Journal de Conchyliologie 20: 209–210
* Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180
* Brown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487
* Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. (1973). Sur les Mollusques Fluviatiles de Madagascar. Malacologia. 12: 339-378
External links
Crosse H. & Fischer P. (1878). Description d'une espèce de coquille fluviatile nouvelle, provenant de Madagascar. Journal de Conchyliologie. 26: 73-74
Paludomidae
Molluscs of Madagascar
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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