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,[2] Malaysia,[3] China.[4]
Description
An apertural view of a shell of
Cassidula nucleus.
The shell length of an adult snail is 16.0 mm.[5]
Ecology
Cassidula nucleus is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]
References
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^ Kumar P. S. & Khan A. B. (2013). "The distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in Pondicherry mangroves, India". Aquatic biosystems 9(1): 1.
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^ a b 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. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0.
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^ 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.
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^ 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" (PDF). Journal of Coastal Development. Indonesia: Diponegoro University. 7 (1): 21–29. ISSN 1410-5217.
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^ Shanmugam A. (1998). "Reproductive cycle in an ellobiid snail Cassidula nucleus". Indian Journal of Fisheries 45(3): 301-305. abstract.
