Pachymelania aurita

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Pachymelania aurita
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A shell of Pachymelania aurita from Democratic Republic of the Congo on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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P. aurita
Binomial name
Pachymelania aurita
Synonyms [1]

Nerita aurita Müller, 1774

Pachymelania aurita is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae. [1] [2]

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Description

The shell of an adult Jagora asperata can be as long as 25–55 millimetres (0.98–2.17 in). These freshwater snails mainly feed on blue-green algae, diatoms and organic debris.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread along the Western Africa coasts, in Mauritania, Ivory Coast Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Gabon. It lives in mangrove swamps, lagoons and brackish tidal waters.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Curtis B., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K. & Stensgaard A-S. (2009). Pachymelania aurita. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller, 1774) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.