Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
This species is amphibious
, associated with perennial
freshwater
streams
and small rivers
. It is tolerant
of low salinity
and brief
desiccation.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
()
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
()
- J.E. Gray, 1847
- Family:
Pomatiopsidae
()
- Stimpson, 1865
- Subfamily:
Pomatiopsinae
()
- Genus:
Tomichia
()
- Benson, 1851
- Specific name:
differens
- Connolly, 1939
- Scientific name: - Tomichia differens Connolly, 1939
- Specific name:
differens
- Connolly, 1939
- Genus:
Tomichia
(
- Subfamily:
Pomatiopsinae
(
- Family:
Pomatiopsidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Tomichia
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More Info
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Further Reading
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- Brown, D.S. 1994. Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis, London.
- Davis, G.M. 1981. Different Modes of Evolution and Adaptive Radiation in the Pomatiopsidae. Malacologia 21(1-2): 209-262.
- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Kristensen, T.K., Stensgaard, A.S. and Appleton, C. 2010. Tomichia differens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
Identifiers
- IUCN ID: 246603
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3963271
Footnotes
- Kristensen, T.K., Stensgaard, A.S. and Appleton, C. 2010. Tomichia differens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
