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Tylomelania carbo

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Cerithioidea

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Tylomelania gemmifera, Tylomelania patriarchalis, Pachychilidae, Tylomelania

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Tylomelania carbo is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

Contents

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


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