Stenomelania boninensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Thiaridae |
| Genus: | Stenomelania |
| Species: | S. boninensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenomelania boninensis | |
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Melania boninensis Lea, 1856 | |
Stenomelania boninensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Thiaridae.
The specific name boninensis refer to Bonin Islands, where this species occur.
The sister species of Stenomelania boninensis is Stenomelania juncea.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Distribution of Stenomelania boninensis include Bonin Islands only, Japan.[2]
The type locality is "Bonin Islands".[1]
Distribution[edit]
Stenomelania boninensis inhabits rivers.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lea I. (1856). "Description of fifteen new species of exotic Melaniana". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 144-145.
- ^ a b c Miura O., Mori H., Nakai S., Satake K., Sasaki T. & Chiba S. (2008). "Molecular evidence of the evolutionary origin of a Bonin Islands endemic, Stenomelania boninensis". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(2): 199-202. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyn003.
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