Cassidula nucleus

Cassidula nucleus
A live Cassidula nucleus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Ellobiida
Family: Ellobiidae
Genus: Cassidula
Species:
C. nucleus
Binomial name
Cassidula nucleus
(Gmelin, 1791)

Cassidula nucleus is a species of air-breathing marine snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.

Distribution

Cassidula nucleus occurs in India,[1] Vietnam,[2] Malaysia,[3] China.[4]

Description

An apertural view of a shell of Cassidula nucleus.

The shell length of an adult snail is 16.0 mm.[5]

Ecology

Cassidula nucleus is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kumar P. S. & Khan A. B. (2013). "The distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in Pondicherry mangroves, India". Aquatic biosystems 9(1): 1.
  2. ^ a b Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0.
  3. ^ Hookham B., Shau-Hwai A. T., Dayrat B. & Hintz W. (2014). "A Baseline Measure of Tree and Gastropod Biodiversity in Replanted and Natural Mangrove Stands in Malaysia: Langkawi Island and Sungai Merbok". Tropical life sciences research 25(1): 1.
  4. ^ Han, Wei-dong; Lui, Jin-ke; He, Xiu-Ling; Cai, Ying-Ya; Ye, Fu-liang; Xuan, Li-qiang; Ye, Ning (2003). "Shellfish and fish biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems in Leizhou Peninsula, China" (PDF). Journal of Coastal Development. 7 (1). Indonesia: Diponegoro University: 21–29. ISSN 1410-5217.
  5. ^ Shanmugam A. (1998). "Reproductive cycle in an ellobiid snail Cassidula nucleus". Indian Journal of Fisheries 45(3): 301-305. abstract.
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  • Dious S. R. J. & Kasinathan R. (1994). "Tolerance limits of two pulmonate snails Cassidula nucleus and Melampus ceylonicus from Pitchavaram mangroves". Environment and ecology, Kalyani, 12(4): 845-849.


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