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Brotia armata
Apertural view of a shell of Brotia armata. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Pachychilidae
Genus:	Brotia
Species:	B. armata
Binomial name
Brotia armata (Brandt, 1968)
Synonyms
Brotia (Paracrostoma) pseudosulcospira armata Brandt, 1968 Brotia morrisonii Brandt, 1974 Paracrostoma morrisoni Brandt, 1974 (junior synonym) Brotia pseudosulcospira armata Brandt, 1968 (original combination) Paracrostoma paludiformis dubiosa Brandt, 1974 Paracrostoma pseudosulcospira ssp. armata Brandt, 1968

Brotia armata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in Thailand.

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.

References

1. ^ Simonis, J.; Köhler, F. (2012). "Brotia armata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T184897A1762843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184897A1762843.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Brandt R. A. M. (1968). "Descriptions of new non-marine mollusks from Asia". Archiv fir Molluskenkunde 98: 213-289.
3. ^ Köhler F. & Glaubrecht M. (2006). "A systematic revision of the Southeast Asian freshwater gastropod Brotia (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae)". Malacologia 48: 159-251.
4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brotia armata Brandt, 1968". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
5. Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLoS ONE 11(8): e0161130. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130

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