Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni
Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni is a species of freshwater gastropod, an aquatic gastropod mollusc within the family Acochlidiidae.
| Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni | |
|---|---|
| dorsal view of Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Acochlidiidae |
| Genus: | Acochlidium |
| Species: | A. bayerfehlmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni Wawra, 1980[1] | |
The specific name bayerfehlmanni is in honour of Frederick Merkle Bayer and of Herman Adair Fehlmann, who made the research of Acochlidium on Palau.[1] Type specimen are stored in Natural History Museum, Vienna and in Natural History Museum of Basel.[1]
Distribution
The type locality is Arakitoach River, Babelthuap, Palau Islands.[1]
Description
Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni has no shell. The body length is 25 mm.[1] It has two pairs of tentacles.[1]
It is a hermaphrodite.[1]
References
- Wawra E. (1980). "Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni spec. nov., (Gastropoda : Opishobranchia : Acochlidiacea) from Palau Islands". The Veliger 22(3): 215-218.
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