Brotia binodosa

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

Brotia binodosa
A shell of Brotia binodosa

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pachychilidae
Genus:
Brotia
Species:
B. binodosa
Binomial name
Brotia binodosa
(Blanford, 1903)
Synonyms[1][2]

Melania binodosa Blanford, 1903
Brotia spinata - (partim.)

Distribution

This species occurs in Thailand.[1][2]

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[3]

References
  1. Köhler, F. & Simonis, J. 2012. Brotia binodosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T184906A1763724. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184906A1763724.en. Downloaded on 16 January 2018.
  2. Köhler F. & Glaubrecht M. (2006). "A systematic revision of the Southeast Asian freshwater gastropod Brotia (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae)". Malacologia 48: 159-251.
  3. Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLoS ONE 11(8): e0161130. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130


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