Tympanotonos fuscatus explained

Tympanotonos fuscatus, the West African mud creeper, is a species of snail living in brackish water, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.

Tympanotonos fuscatus is the only extant species in the genus Tympanotonos.^[1]

Description

Shells of Tympanotonos fuscatus can reach a size of about 35-.^[2]

Distribution

This species is found along the west coast of Africa, from Angola in the south to Senegal in the north, and also Cape Verde.

Notes and References

1. Reid . D. G. . Dyal . P. . Lozouet . P. . Glaubrecht . M. . Williams . S. T. . Mudwhelks and mangroves: The evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae) . 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.003 . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 47 . 2 . 680–699 . 2008 . 18359643 .
2. Web site: Tympanotonus fuscatus. Gastropods.com.