Cassidula nucleus explained

Cassidula nucleus is a species of air-breathing marine snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.

Distribution

Cassidula nucleus occurs in India,^[1] Vietnam, Malaysia,^[2] China.^[3]

Description

The shell length of an adult snail is 16.0 mm.^[4]

Ecology

Cassidula nucleus is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.^[5]

External links

• Dious S. R. J. & Kasinathan R. (1994). "Tolerance limits of two pulmonate snails Cassidula nucleus and Melampus ceylonicus from Pitchavaram mangroves". Environment and ecology, Kalyani, 12(4): 845-849.

Notes and References

1. Kumar P. S. & Khan A. B. (2013). "The distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in Pondicherry mangroves, India". Aquatic biosystems 9(1): 1.
2. Hookham B., Shau-Hwai A. T., Dayrat B. & Hintz W. (2014). "A Baseline Measure of Tree and Gastropod Biodiversity in Replanted and Natural Mangrove Stands in Malaysia: Langkawi Island and Sungai Merbok". Tropical life sciences research 25(1): 1.
3. Han . Wei-dong . Lui . Jin-ke . He . Xiu-Ling . Cai . Ying-Ya . Ye . Fu-liang . Xuan . Li-qiang . Ye . Ning . 2003 . Shellfish and fish biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems in Leizhou Peninsula, China . . 1410-5217 . 7 . 1 . 21–29 . PDF . Diponegoro University. . en .
4. Shanmugam A. (1998). "Reproductive cycle in an ellobiid snail Cassidula nucleus". Indian Journal of Fisheries 45(3): 301-305. abstract.
5. Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. .