Brotia binodosa

Brotia binodosa
A shell of Brotia binodosa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Pachychilidae
Genus:	Brotia
Species:	B. binodosa
Binomial name
Brotia binodosa (Blanford, 1903)
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]
Brotia (Brotia) binodosa (Blanford, 1903) ''Brotia (Brotia) binodosa binodosa (Blanford, 1903) Brotia binodosa binodosa (W. T. Blanford, 1903) Brotia binodosa spiralis Brandt, 1974 (junior synonym) Brotia spinata - (partim.) Melania binodosa Blanford, 1903 (original combination)

Brotia binodosa is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

Distribution

This species is found in Thailand. ^{[1] [2]}

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria. ^[4]

References

1. Köhler, F.; Simonis, J. (2012). "Brotia binodosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T184906A1763724. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184906A1763724.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Köhler F. & Glaubrecht M. (2006). "A systematic revision of the Southeast Asian freshwater gastropod Brotia (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae)". Malacologia 48: 159-251.
3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brotia binodosa (W. T. Blanford, 1903)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
4. Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLoS ONE11(8): e0161130. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0161130