Cassidula nucleus
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Cassidula nucleus (Gmelin, 1791)
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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
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The shell length of an adult snail is 16.0 mm.[5]
Ecology
Cassidula nucleus is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]
References
- ^ Kumar P. S. & Khan A. B. (2013). "The distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in Pondicherry mangroves, India". Aquatic biosystems 9(1): 1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wei-dong H., Jin-ke L., Ying-Ya C., Fu-liang Y., Li-qiang X. & Ning Y. (2003). "Shellfish and fish biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems in Leizhou Peninsula, China". Journal of Coastal Development 7(1): 21-29. PDF.
- ^ Shanmugam A. (1998). "Reproductive cycle in an ellobiid snail Cassidula nucleus". Indian Journal of Fisheries 45(3): 301-305. abstract.
External links
- 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.