Amuropaludina pachya
Amuropaludina pachya is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
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| Drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Amuropaludina pachya. | |
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| Subfamily: | Bellamyinae |
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| Species: | A. pachya |
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Distribution
This species is found in the central and lower parts of the Amur River basin, in Russia.[1] The type locality is the Amur River ("le fleuve Amour").[2]
Major threats include river pollution.[1]
Drawing of a lateral view of the shell of Amuropaludina pachya
References
- Vinarski M. (2011). Amuropaludina pachya. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 May 2014.
- (in French) Bourguignat J. R. (1860). "Catalogue des mollusques de la famille des paludinées recueillis jusqu'à ce jour en Sibérie et sur la territoire de l'Amour". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, série 2, 12: 531-537. 532-533, plate 24, figs. 1-2.
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