Tylomelania mahalonensis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
| Tylomelania mahalonensis | |
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| An apertural view of a shell of Tylomelania mahalonensis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pachychilidae |
| Genus: | Tylomelania |
| Species: | T. mahalonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tylomelania mahalonensis (Kruimel, 1913)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Melania mahalonensis Kruimel, 1913 | |
The specific name mahalonensis is taken from that of Lake Mahalona, where this species of snail lives.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Malili Lakes, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[3] Its type locality is Lake Mahalona.[2]
Ecology
Tylomelania mahalonensis is a lacustrine species.[3]
The females of Tylomelania mahalonensis usually have 1-11 embryos in their brood pouch.[3] Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania mahalonensis have a shell height of 4.0-10.2 mm.[3]
References
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