Austropeplea brazieri
| Austropeplea brazieri | |
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| Shell of Austropeplea brazieri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Austropeplea |
| Species: | A. brazieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropeplea brazieri (E. A. Smith, 1882) | |
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Austropeplea brazieri is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail in the family Lymnaeidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.
(Original description) The shell is ovate in form and tapers to an acuminate apex. It possesses a glossy finish and a brownish horn-colored hue. Its surface is somewhat strongly striated longitudinally by the lines of increment, though it is notably devoid of any spiral or transverse sculpture.
There are four whorls in total, each of which is very convex and is separated by a simple, relatively deep suture. The aperture is ovately pyriform (pear-shaped) and is quite large, occupying approximately two-thirds of the shell's entire length.
The columella is obliquely arcuate and becomes spirally contorted; it features a margin that is either flattish or even slightly excavated. This margin is reflexed in the umbilical region and is ultimately connected with the upper lip by a thin, whitish callosity.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to Australia and occurs in New South Wales.
References
[edit]- ↑ Austropeplea brazieri (E. A. Smith, 1882). 14 April 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Smith, E.A. (1882). "On the freshwater shells of Australia". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 16 (92): 274. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Iredale, T. (1944). "Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales, class Gastropoda, part II". The Australian Naturalist. 11 (5): 119.
External links
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- Iredale, T. (1943). "A basic list of the fresh water Mollusca of Australia". The Australian Zoologist. 10 (2): 214. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- Ponder, W. F.; Hallan, A.; Shea, M.; Clark, S. A. (2016). Australian Freshwater Molluscs
- Ponder, W. F., Hallan, A., Shea, M. E., Clark, S. A., Richards, K., Klunzinger, M. W. & Kessner, V. (2024). Australian Freshwater Molluscs. Revision 1