Pachymelania aurita
| 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Hemisinidae |
| Genus: | Pachymelania |
| Species: | P. aurita |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller, 1774) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nerita aurita Müller, 1774 | |
Pachymelania aurita is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.[1][2]
Description
The shell of an adult Pachymelania aurita 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
This 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
- 1 2 3 Van Damme, D.; Curtis, B.; Jørgensen, A.; Kristensen, T.K.; Stensgaard, A.-S. (2020). "Pachymelania aurita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T165769A151150411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165769A151150411.en. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller, 1774). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
External links
- "Pachymelania aurita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller 1774)". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- "species Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller, 1774)". Biolib.cz.