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Chilina iguazuensis

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Chilina iguazuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Chilinoidea
Family:
Chilinidae
Genus:
Chilina
Species:
C. iguazuensis
Binomial name
Chilina iguazuensis
Gregoric & Rumi, 2008[1]

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

Chilina iguazuensis is endemic to Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina. It lives in the Upper Iguazú River there.[1]

Ecology

This snail species lives in the rapids of Upper Iguazú River.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.

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