Philopotamis sulcatus

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Philopotamis sulcatus
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Philopotamis sulcatus shells
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Philopotamis
Species:
P. sulcatus
Binomial name
Philopotamis sulcatus
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Paludomus sulcatusReeve, 1847 (original combination)
  • Paludomus travancoricaW. T. Blanford, 1880 (a junior synonym)

Philopotamis sulcatus is a species of a freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Paludomidae. [2]

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Distribution

This species occurs in Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. Madhyastha, A. (2011). "Paludomus sulcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T175110A7098302. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175110A7098302.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Philopotamis sulcatus (Reeve, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305404 on 2022-04-22