Pseudopotamis
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| Genus: | Pseudopotamis von Martens, 1894[1]
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Pseudopotamis is a
mollusks in the family Pachychilidae
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Distribution
It occurs on the Torres Strait Islands.[2]
A sister group (the closest relative) of Pseudopotamis is genus Tylomelania.[2] Pseudopotamis and Tylomelania split in the Middle Miocene c. 19.5 Mya.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Pseudopotamis include:
- Pseudopotamis semoni Martens, 1894[3]
- Pseudopotamis supralirata (E. A. Smith, 1887) - synonym: Pseudopotamis finschi Martens, 1894 - type species[3]
Description
Pallial oviduct evolved into an uterine brood (that release shelled juvenile snails).[2]
Ecology
Species in the genus Pseudopotamis are
References
- ^ Martens E. (1894). "von Mollusken". In: Semon R. W. (Ed.) Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel, Vol. V: Systematik und Thiergeographie, pp. 82–88. Jena, Fischer. Table 4.
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