Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Pachychilidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cerithioidea Genus Tylomelania | |
Similar Tylomelania gemmifera, Tylomelania patriarchalis, Pachychilidae, Tylomelania | ||
Tylomelania carbo golden a k a mini golden snails
Tylomelania carbo is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
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The sister group (the closest relative) of Tylomelania carbo is Tylomelania toradjarum.
Distribution
This species occurs in lake Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The type locality is lake Poso.
Description
The shell has 4-5 whorls.
The width of the shell is up to 10.5 mm. The height of the shell is up to 16.5 mm. The width of the aperture is 6 mm. The height of the aperture is 9 mm.
The length of the radula can be up to 21.5 mm.
References
Tylomelania carbo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA