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Class Gastropoda Orthogastropoda Caenogastropoda Cox, 1959
Order Sorbeoconcha Cerithiimorpha Cerithioidea (Ferussac, 1819) Fleming, 1822
Family Pachychilidae Troschel, 1857
Genus: Brotia H. Adams, 1866
Species: Brotia herculea (Gould, 1847)
Description:
Shell: - up to 98 mm high, 10 - 34 mm wide
- thick-walled, up to 12 flat whorls, apex mostly corroded.
- visible suture
- color hazel to dark brown
- partially strongly pronunounced ridges,
- also with dark brown spiralling bands,
- strongly swollen body whorl
Operculum: - oval, with 4 - 6 rings
- central nucleus
Embryos are smooth, with sharp axial bends, shell height is 1.7 mm, width 1 mm, has 3.5 whorls
Body: - dark grey to black, foot a little lighter in color, with light speckles.
Tentacles are straight, the blue eyes are located at their bases
Range/Habitat:
Myanmar and north-western Thailand: river systems of the Irawaddy, Chindwin and Salween
(with Moei River) and Chao Praya (with Ping and Nan River)
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- climate zone: equatorial and subtropical (monsoon climate)
- clean, clear tributaries, on rocks, mud, sand, roots under leave accumulations
In accordance with their native climate zone they should be kept at 22 to 28 °C in the aquarium, with seasonal temperature variations.
Reproduction:
Brotia herculea is dioecious. The male fecundates the female by passing a spermatophor, the young snails develop in a brood pounch.
Lifte span:
Unfortunately, the editor does not have any data regarding the life span of these snails.
Food:
They proved flexible regarding the food they take. Every kind of food pellets are accepted, food tablets and granules with a higher plant content are preferred. The snail also eats vegetables (cucumber, red bell pepper, spinach), dead plant parts, muck and algae as well as carrion.
Additional information:
In an aquarium with sand this snail is stable, however, nothing has been known of tank-bred offspring. Its behavior is agile even in softer water with a pH value of about 6.5.
Web links:
[ Allgemeines zur Haltung und Zucht, Verhalten im Aquarium, Bilder ] in german
[ Futterliste ] in german
Köhler, F. & Glaubrecht, M. (2006b): A systematic revision of the Southeast Asian freshwater gastropod Brotia (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) - Malacologia 48(1-2), pp. 159-251
[ Brotia - Revision ]
Systax [ Systematik ]
This page has been actualized on August 24, 2008
Author: Alexandra Behrendt
Translator: Ulrike Bauer
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