Pachymelania aurita is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.[1][2]
| Pachymelania aurita | |
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| A shell of Pachymelania aurita from Democratic Republic of the Congo on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Hemisinidae |
| Genus: | Pachymelania |
| Species: | P. aurita
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nerita aurita Müller, 1774 | |
Description
editThe shell of an adult Jagora asperata can be as long as 25–55 millimetres (0.98–2.17 in). These freshwater snails mainly feed on blue-green algae, diatoms and organic debris.
Distribution and habitat
editThis species is widespread along the Western Africa coasts, in Mauritania, Ivory Coast Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Gabon. It lives in mangrove swamps, lagoons and brackish tidal waters.
References
edit- ^ a b c Curtis B., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K. & Stensgaard A-S. (2009). Pachymelania aurita. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller, 1774). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
External links
edit- "Pachymelania aurita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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