Stenomelania crenulata

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Stenomelania crenulata is a species of brackish and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.

Stenomelania crenulata
A live but retracted individual of Stenomelania rufescens on a human hand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Thiaridae
Genus: Stenomelania
Species:
S. crenulata
Binomial name
Stenomelania crenulata
(Deshayes, 1838)
Synonyms[1]

Melania crenulata Deshayes, 1838
Melania rufescens Martens, 1860
Stenomelania rufescens (Martens, 1860)

Three live individuals of Stenomelania crenulata on a human hand

Distribution edit

This is considered to be a vulnerable species (VU) in Japan.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Bouchet P. (2015). Stenomelania crenulata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835427 on 2016-01-10
  2. ^ (in Japanese) 日本のレッドデータ検索システム タケノコカワニナ Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2 April 2009.

External links edit

  • Hidaka H. & Kano Y. (2014). "Morphological and genetic variation between the Japanese populations of the amphidromous snail Stenomelania crenulata (Cerithioidea: Thiaridae). Zoological Science 31(9): 593-602. doi:10.2108/zs140074.