''Tylomelania scalariopsis'' 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 ...
with an
operculum, an
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 ...
mollusk in the family
Pachychilidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in
Lake Poso
Lake Poso ( id, Danau Poso) is a lake in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the third-deepest lake in Indonesia.
The town of Pendolo is situated at the southern end of the lake, the town of Tentena is located at the northern end, while a nu ...
drainage, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
[von Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (2005). "Anatomy of an adaptive radiation: a unique reproductive strategy in the endemic freshwater gastropod ''Tylomelania'' (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) on Sulawesi, Indonesia and its biogeographical implications." '' Biological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 85: 513–542. .] The
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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is the
Poso River, 400 m against the river current.
Description
The shell has 11-12
whorls.
The width of the shell is 12 mm.
The height of the shell is 34 mm.
The width of the aperture is 6.5 mm.
The height of the aperture is 10 mm.
There are 6 concentric lines on the
operculum.
References
scalariopsis
Gastropods described in 1897
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