- Mexithauma quadripaludium
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Mexithauma quadripaludium Lateral view of a damaged shell of Mexithauma quadripaludium Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: Rissooidea Family: Hydrobiidae Genus: Mexithauma Species: M. quadripaludium Binomial name Mexithauma quadripaludium
Taylor, 1966Mexithauma quadripaludium is a species of freshwater snail,[1] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[1]
Ecology
Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[1]
References
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