''Stenomelania boninensis'' is a
species
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of
freshwater snail
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, an
aquatic gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the family
Thiaridae.
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
''boninensis'' refer to
Bonin Islands
The Bonin Islands, also known as the , are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan and northwest of Guam. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word ''bunin'' (an archaic readi ...
, where this species occur.
The
sister species of ''Stenomelania boninensis'' is ''
Stenomelania juncea''.
Distribution
Distribution of ''Stenomelania boninensis'' include
Bonin Islands
The Bonin Islands, also known as the , are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan and northwest of Guam. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word ''bunin'' (an archaic readi ...
only,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
[Miura O., Mori H., Nakai S., Satake K., Sasaki T. & Chiba S. (2008). "Molecular evidence of the evolutionary origin of a Bonin Islands endemic, ''Stenomelania boninensis''". '']Journal of Molluscan Studies
The ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology. '' 74(2): 199-202. .
The
type locality is "Bonin Islands".
Distribution
''Stenomelania boninensis'' inhabits rivers.
References
External links
Thiaridae
Gastropods described in 1856
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