Brotia pagodula
| Brotia pagodula | |
|---|---|
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| Apertural view of a shell of Brotia pagodula from the Moei River | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Pachychilidae |
| Genus: | Brotia |
| Species: | B. pagodula |
| Binomial name | |
| Brotia pagodula (Gould, 1847) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Melania pagodula Gould, 1847 | |
Brotia pagodula is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Taxonomy
Brotia pagodula is the type species of the genus Brotia.[2]
There is evidence from analysis of mtDNA that this species may actually be two distinct species living in the same area.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in:
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[4] Common names for the species include the porcupine snail, the pagoda snail, and the horned armour snail.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Simonis, J.; Köhler, F. (2012). "Brotia pagodula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T184824A1755214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184824A1755214.en. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- 1 2 Köhler, F.; Holford, Mandë; Do, V. T.; Ho, T. H. (2009). "Exploring a largely unknown fauna: On the diversity of pachychilid freshwater gastropods in Vietnam (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea)". Molluscan Research. 29 (3): 121–146. Bibcode:2009MollR..29..121K. doi:10.11646/mr.29.3.1.
- ↑ Köhler, F.; Deein, G. (2010). "Hybridisation as potential source of incongruence in the morphological and mitochondrial diversity of a Thai freshwater gastropod (Pachychilidae, Brotia H. Adams, 1866)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 86 (2): 301–314. doi:10.1002/zoos.201000013.
- ↑ Ng, T. H.; Tan, S. K.; Wong, W. H.; Meier, R.; Chan, S. Y.; Tan, H. H.; Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLOS ONE. 11 (8) e0161130. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1161130N. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130. PMC 4985174. PMID 27525660.
- ↑ "Brotia pagodula (A. Gould, 1847)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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