Anentome cambojiensis

Anentome cambojiensis
Anentome cambojiensis shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Anentome
Species:	A. cambojiensis
Binomial name
Anentome cambojiensis (Reeve, 1861)
Synonyms
Clea (Anentome) cambojiensis(Reeve, 1861) Clea cambojiensis(Reeve, 1861) Hemisinus cambojiensis(Reeve, 1861) Melania cambojiensisReeve, 1861 Semisinus cambojiensis(Reeve, 1861)

Anentome cambojiensis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

Anentome cambojiensis occurs in the Mekong River in Cambodia. ^[3]

Feeding habits

Like all snails in the clade Neogastropoda, this species is carnivorous. It feeds on different types of worms and gastropods, often eating other, larger snails after burying themselves and ambushing their prey. ^[2]

Reproduction

Anentome cambojiensis consists of defined male and female genders, and is not capable of gender change. It is unknown as to how to sex these animals. Both males and females seem to be the same size and shape. When a male and female mate, they lock together for 8–12 hours.

References

1. "Anentome cambojiensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. Monks, Neale (2009). "Assassin Snails and Sulawesi Elephant Snails: Keeping Clea and Tylomelania in the aquarium". Conscientious Aquarist Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
3. "Map of Clea cambodjiensis". Discover Life. National Biological Information Infrastructure . Retrieved March 8, 2014.