Clea broti

Clea broti[2] is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks, most of which are marine.[3]

Clea broti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Clea
Subgenus:
Anentome
Species:
C. broti
Binomial name
Clea broti
Deshayes, 1876
Synonyms

Canidia bizonata Deshayes, 1876

Distribution

Clea broti occurs in the Mekong River in the Khong District, Champasak Province in southern Laos and in Kas Lognieu, Sambor, and Sandan in Cambodia.[4]

Feeding habits

Like all snails in the clade Neogastropoda, this species is carnivorous. It feeds on different types of worms and gastropods, often eating other, larger snails after burying themselves and ambushing their prey.[3]

Reproduction

Clea broti consists of defined male and female genders, and is not capable of gender change. It is unknown as to how to sex these animals. Both males and females seem to be the same size and shape. When a male and female mate, they lock together for 8–12 hours.

References
  1. Richter, K. & Rintelen, T. (2011). "Clea broti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189340A8718447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189340A8718447.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "Oldstyle id: 86f9dd3137961d6554dc57538ee99aeb". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  3. Monks, Neale (2009). "Assassin Snails and Sulawesi Elephant Snails: Keeping Clea and Tylomelania in the aquarium". Conscientious Aquarist Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. "Clea broti" at the Encyclopedia of Life


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