Stenomelania boninensis
| Stenomelania boninensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Thiaridae |
| Genus: | Stenomelania |
| Species: | S. boninensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenomelania boninensis (I. Lea, 1856)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Melania boninensis Lea, 1856 | |
Stenomelania boninensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.
The specific name boninensis refer to Bonin Islands, where this species occur.
The sister species of Stenomelania boninensis is Stenomelania juncea.[3]
Distribution
Distribution of Stenomelania boninensis include Bonin Islands only, Japan.[3]
The type locality is "Bonin Islands".[2]
Distribution
Stenomelania boninensis inhabits rivers.[3]
References
- ↑ IUCN (2016).The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 January 2016.
- 1 2 Lea I. (1856). "Description of fifteen new species of exotic Melaniana". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 144-145.
- 1 2 3 Miura O., Mori H., Nakai S., Satake K., Sasaki T. & Chiba S. (2008). "Molecular evidence of the evolutionary origin of a Bonin Islands endemic, Stenomelania boninensis". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(2): 199-202. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyn003.
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