Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chilinidae Scientific name Chilina iguazuensis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Chilinoidea Genus Chilina Rank Species | |
Similar Chilina, Lymnaeidae, Planorbidae | ||
Chilina iguazuensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chilinidae.
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The specific name iguazuensis is derived from the Iguazu River, where it lives.
Distribution
Chilina iguazuensis is endemic to Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina. It lives in the Upper Iguazú River there.
Ecology
This snail species lives in the rapids of Upper Iguazú River.
References
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