Stenomelania denisoniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Thiaridae
Genus: Stenomelania
Species:
S. denisoniensis
Binomial name
Stenomelania denisoniensis
(Brot, 1877)
Synonyms[1]
  • Melania denisoniensis Brot, 1877
  • Melanoides (Stenomelania) denisoniensis (Brot, 1877)
  • Melanoides (Stenomelania) tacita (Iredale, 1943)
  • Melanoides (Stenomelania) ultra (Iredale, 1943)
  • Stenomelania denisoniensis tacita (Iredale, 1943
  • Stenomelania denisoniensis ultra (Iredale, 1943)
Stenomelania denisoniensis from the Ross River, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Stenomelania denisoniensis is a very variable species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.[2] Stenomelania denisoniensis has a long, slender shell and small aperture. This species has a characteristic angled shoulder just below the suture. This shoulder may be strong in some individuals and weak in others even if they are part of the same population.[3]

Biology and ecology

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"On and in sediment, rocks and on water weeds in freshwater rivers, streams, lakes and dams. A detritus and algal feeder. Stenomelania denisoniensis broods larvae in a brood pouch in the head which may contain a dozen shelled juveniles and many unshelled juveniles in different embryonic stages."[3]

Distribution

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Distribution of Stenomelania denisoniensis is endemic to Australia and includes New South Wales and Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia[1] Is found most commonly found in tropical and subtropical Australia (the northern half of the continent).

References

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  1. ^ a b c Clark S. (2011). "Stenomelania denisoniensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T188945A8665967. Downloaded on 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ Australian Faunal Directory: Stenomelania denisoniensis
  3. ^ a b "Stenomelania denisoniensis - fact sheet". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.