Tylomelania
Sign in to saveTylomelania is a genus of freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae. In the aquarium hobby, snails from this genus are commonly known as "rabbit snails" (not to be confused with sea hares).
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It is catalogued under topics including Gastropod genera and Tylomelania.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
rabbit snails
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCaenogastropoda incertae sedis
- FamilyPachychilidae
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- Pachychilidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Ecology
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Tylomelania is a genus of freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae. In the aquarium hobby, snails from this genus are commonly known as "rabbit snails" (not to be confused with sea hares).
A sister group (the closest relative) of Tylomelania is genus Pseudopotamis (two species living on the Torres Strait Islands). Tylomelania and Pseudopotamis split in the Middle Miocene .
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