Theodoxus altenai
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Subgenus: | Theodoxus
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Species: | T. altenai
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Theodoxus altenai |
Theodoxus altenai is a
mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.[3]
Distribution
The distribution of this species includes Antalya Province in southern Turkey.[3]
The
Description
The shell is exceptionally thin, light horny yellowish, translucent and shiny. The Whorls are flat and very rapidly increasing, with a brown quadrangular color pattern.[3] The operculum is reddish, without an apophysis.[3]
The width of the shell is 9.0-10.0 mm.[2] The height of the shell is 6.0 - 7.0 mm.[2]
Ecology
This snail lives in lakes.[3]
References
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference[3]
- . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d (in German) Schütt H. (1965). "Zur Systematik und Ökologie türkischer Süßwasserprosobranchier". Zoologische Mededelingen 41(3): 43-72, Plate 1. abstract, PDF. page 46.
- ^ a b c d e f "Species summary for Theodoxus altenai". AnimalBase, last modified 15 June 2010, accessed 15 April 2011.