Thiara (Thiara) scabra (Müller, 1774)
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/122574 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF27EC78-0516-9065-FCE8-FA510620FE23 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Thiara (Thiara) scabra (Müller, 1774) |
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Thiara (Thiara) scabra (Müller, 1774) View in CoL [ Plate 3 View Plate 3 ; Figure R]
Material examined: Ethipothala, Temple side shallow river water camp, Nalgonda (5 ex.), Date: 02.ix.2016, Coll: Dr, Varadaraju and Party, Reg.No: M29445/7; Ethipothala lake falls (1 ex.), Date: 01.ix.2016, Coll: Dr Varadaraju & Party, Reg. No: M29448/7
Shell characters: Shell rather short and broad, whorls slightly flattened above and rounded below, regularly increasing in size; rows of spines present on the whorls; spiral striae on the shell surface strong near umbilical region. Prefers slow moving water but occurs in slow or fast moving water as well as stagnant water.
Known distribution range: Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
IUCN status: This taxon has not yet been assessed by the IUCN Red List.
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