| Brotia herculea | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Brotia herculea including operculum. Scale bar is 10 mm. | |
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| Species: | B. herculea |
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| Brotia herculea (Gould, 1846) | |
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Melania herculea Gould, 1846 Contents | |
Brotia herculea, common name the giant tower cap snail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pachychilidae.
B. herculea has a taenioglossan radula. [4] Its shell is large and turreted. The presence of axial ribs is highly variable. [5]
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria. [6] It is considered low-risk for invasiveness. [7]
Thiaridae, common name thiarids or trumpet snails, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea.
The Cerithioidea is a superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithoidea are included unassigned in the subclass Caenogastropoda. The original name of this superfamily was Cerithiacea, in keeping with common superfamily endings at the time.
Pachychilidae, common name pachychilids, is a taxonomic family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
Brotia is a genus of Southeast Asian freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the taxonomic family Pachychilidae.
Brotia citrina is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Brotia pagodula is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Brotia episcopalis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Brotia sumatrensis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. Previously frequently synonymized with Brotia costula, biological systematics was able to molecularly distinguish the two.
Brotia verbecki is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Jagora asperata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. Jagora asperata is the type species of the genus Jagora.
Jagora is a genus of freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae.
Tylomelania is a genus of freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae. In the aquarium hobby, snails from this genus are commonly known as "rabbit snails".
Sulcospira testudinaria is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Tylomelania towutica is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Sermyla is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Brotia armata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Brotia binodosa is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Sulcospira tonkiniana is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
Brotia costula is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Pachychilidae.
Paracrostoma is a genus of Southeast Asian freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the taxonomic family Pachychilidae.
