''Brotia episcopalis'' is a species of

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...

with an operculum, an aquatic

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mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

Taxonomy

In the 20th century, ''B. episcopalis'' was frequently synonymized with ''

Brotia costula ''Brotia costula'' is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Pachychilidae Pachychilidae, common name pachychilids, is a taxonomic family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.Gofas, S. (2014). Pachychilida ...

'' due to cryptically similar shell morphology. In the 21st century molecular data was able to distinguish this species.

Distribution

This species occurs in: * peninsular Malaysia * Thailand

Human use

Evidence of ''B. episcopalis'' being used as food has been discovered in Neolithic archaeological sites in Malaysia.

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episcopalis Gastropods described in 1851 Edible molluscs Freshwater snails {{Pachychilidae-stub