Theodoxus altenai

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Theodoxus altenai
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Shells of Theodoxus altenai
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Theodoxus
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T. altenai
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Theodoxus altenai
Schütt, 1965 [2]

Theodoxus altenai is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. [3]

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Distribution

The distribution of this species includes Antalya Province in southern Turkey. [3]

The type locality is a lake near Döşemealti in Antalya Province, Turkey. [2]

Description

The shell is exceptionally thin, light horny yellowish, translucent and shiny. The Whorls are flat and very rapidly increasing, with a brown quadrangular color pattern. [3] The operculum is reddish, without an apophysis. [3]

The width of the shell is 9.0-10.0 mm. [2] The height of the shell is 6.0 - 7.0 mm. [2]

Ecology

This snail lives in lakes. [3]

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References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [3]

  1. Van Damme, D.; Kebapçı, U. (2014). "Theodoxus altenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T20593070A42422240. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20593070A42422240.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 (in German) Schütt H. (1965). "Zur Systematik und Ökologie türkischer Süßwasserprosobranchier". Zoologische Mededelingen 41(3): 43-72, Plate 1. abstract, PDF. page 46.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Species summary for Theodoxus altenai". AnimalBase, last modified 15 June 2010, accessed 15 April 2011.