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Stenomelania boninensis

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Stenomelania boninensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Thiaridae
Genus: Stenomelania
Species:
S. boninensis
Binomial name
Stenomelania boninensis
(I. Lea, 1856)[1]
Synonyms

Melania boninensis Lea, 1856

Stenomelania boninensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Thiaridae.

The specific name boninensis refer to Bonin Islands, where this species occur.

The sister species of Stenomelania boninensis is Stenomelania juncea.[2]

Distribution

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Distribution of Stenomelania boninensis include Bonin Islands only, Japan.[2]

The type locality is "Bonin Islands".[1]

Distribution

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Stenomelania boninensis inhabits rivers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lea I. (1856). "Description of fifteen new species of exotic Melaniana". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 144-145.
  2. ^ a b c Miura O., Mori H., Nakai S., Satake K., Sasaki T. & Chiba S. (2008). "Molecular evidence of the evolutionary origin of a Bonin Islands endemic, Stenomelania boninensis". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(2): 199-202. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyn003.