Chilina iguazuensis
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| Species: | C. iguazuensis
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| Chilina iguazuensis Gregoric & Rumi, 2008[1]
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Chilina iguazuensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chilinidae.
The specific name iguazuensis is derived from the Iguazu River, where it lives.
Distribution
[edit]Chilina iguazuensis is endemic to Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina. It lives in the Upper Iguazú River there.[1]
Ecology
[edit]This snail species lives in the rapids of Upper Iguazú River.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gregoric D. E. G. & Rumi A. (2008) "Chilina iguazuensis (Gastropoda: Chilinidae), New Species From Iguazú National Park, Argentina". Malacologia 50(1): 321-330. doi:10.4002/0076-2997-50.1-2.321.