Brotia pagodula
Brotia pagodula is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
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| Apertural view of a shell of Brotia pagodula from the Moei River | |
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| Species: | B. pagodula |
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| Brotia pagodula (Gould, 1847) | |
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Melania pagodula Gould, 1847 | |
Brotia pagodula is the type species of the genus Brotia.[2]
Distribution
Distribution map of Brotia pagodula.
This species occurs in:
Apertural view of another shell of Brotia pagodula
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[3]
References
- Simonis J. & Köhler F. (2012). "Brotia pagodula". In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 November 2012.
- Köhler F., Holford, Do V. T. & Ho T. H. (2009). "Exploring a largely unknown fauna: On the diversity of pachychilid freshwater gastropods in Vietnam (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea)". Molluscan Research 29(3): 121-146. abstract.
- Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLOS One 11(8): e0161130. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130
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