Stenomelania boninensis
Stenomelania boninensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Thiaridae.
| Stenomelania boninensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Thiaridae |
| Genus: | Stenomelania |
| Species: | S. boninensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenomelania boninensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melania boninensis Lea, 1856 | |
The specific name boninensis refer to Bonin Islands, where this species occur.
The sister species of Stenomelania boninensis is Stenomelania juncea.[2]
Distribution
Distribution of Stenomelania boninensis include Bonin Islands only, Japan.[2]
The type locality is "Bonin Islands".[1]
Distribution
Stenomelania boninensis inhabits rivers.[2]
References
- Lea I. (1856). "Description of fifteen new species of exotic Melaniana". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 144-145.
- Miura O., Mori H., Nakai S., Satake K., Sasaki T. & Chiba S. (2008). "Molecular evidence of the evolutionary origin of a Bonin Islands endemic, Stenomelania boninensis". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(2): 199-202. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyn003.
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