Pachymelania aurita

Pachymelania aurita is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.[1][2]

Pachymelania aurita
A shell of Pachymelania aurita from Democratic Republic of the Congo on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Thiaridae
Subfamily:
Thiarinae
Genus:
Pachymelania
Species:
P. aurita
Binomial name
Pachymelania aurita
(O. F. Müller, 1774)
Synonyms[1]

Nerita aurita Müller, 1774

Description

The shell of an adult Jagora asperata can be as long as 25–55 millimetres (0.98–2.17 in). These freshwater snails mainly feed on blue-green algae, diatoms and organic debris.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread along the Western Africa coasts, in Mauritania, Ivory Coast Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Gabon. It lives in mangrove swamps, lagoons and brackish tidal waters.

References
  1. Curtis B., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K. & Stensgaard A-S. (2009). Pachymelania aurita. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 10 April 2011.
  2. Pachymelania aurita (O. F. Müller, 1774). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  • "Pachymelania aurita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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