Tylomelania centaurus

Tylomelania centaurus is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

Tylomelania centaurus
An apertural view of the shell of Tylomelania centaurus from its type description (holotype, NMB 1339a from Natural History Museum of Basel).[1] The shell is partly covered by the sponge Pachydictyum globosum.
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Pachychilidae
Genus:	Tylomelania
Species:	T. centaurus
Binomial name
Tylomelania centaurus (Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898)[3]
Synonyms
Melania centaurus Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898

Distribution

This species occurs in Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1]

Lateral view of the holotype of Tylomelania centaurus

Description

The shell has 7.5 whorls.[3] The height of the shell is 44 mm.[3] The width of an aperture is 8 mm.[3] The height of an aperture is 11 mm.[3]

Ecology

Tylomelania centaurus is a lacustrine species.[1]

References

1. von Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (2005). "Anatomy of an adaptive radiation: a unique reproductive strategy in the endemic freshwater gastropod Tylomelania (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) on Sulawesi, Indonesia and its biogeographical implications." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85: 513–542. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00515.x.
2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 July 2014.
3. (in German) Sarasin P. & Sarasin F. (1898). Die Süßwassermollusken von Celebes. Band 1. In: Sarasin P. & Sarasin F. (1898–1901). Materialien zur Naturgeschichte der Insel Celebes. Kreidel's Verlag, Wiesbaden. 36-37, table 2, figure 13-14.