Sulcospira collyra
Sulcospira collyra is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
| Sulcospira collyra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pachychilidae |
| Genus: | Sulcospira |
| Species: | S. collyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Sulcospira collyra Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009[2] | |
The specific name collyra is from the Latin language. "Collyra" means elongated, because the shape of the shell is elongated.[2]
References
- Köhler F. (2012). "Sulcospira collyra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191527A1987723. Downloaded on 14 January 2016.
- Köhler F., Holford M., Do V. T. & Ho T. H. (2009). "Exploring a largely unknown fauna: On the diversity of pachychilid freshwater gastropods in Vietnam (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea)". Molluscan Research 29(3): 121-146.
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