Apertural view of a shell of Brotia herculea including operculum. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
Family:
Pachychilidae
Genus:
Brotia
Species:
B. herculea
Binomial name
Brotia herculea
(Gould, 1846)
Synonyms[1][2][3]
Melania herculea Gould, 1846 Melanoides herculea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Melania balteata Reeve, 1860 Melania gloriosa Anthony, 1865 Melania peguensis Hanley & Theobald, 1876 Melania reevei Brot, 1862 Melania reevei var. imbricata Hanley & Theobald, 1876 Melania reevei var. lanceolata Nevill, 1884 Melania reevei var. soliduscula Nevill, 1884 Melania tourannensis var. beddomeana Nevill, 1885 Melania tourannensis var. compacta Nevill, 1885
Brotia herculea, common name the giant tower cap snail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pachychilidae.
^ abKöhler, F.; Simonis, J. (2012). "Brotia herculea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T184819A1754715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184819A1754715.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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^MolluscaBase (2018). Brotia herculea (Gould, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057844 on 2018-09-11
Brotiaherculea, common name the giant tower cap snail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family...
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