''Cremnoconchus carinatus'' is a
species
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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 ...
, an aquatic
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide.
Names
In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs f ...
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the
Western Ghats range, in
India
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.
References
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Littorinidae
Gastropods described in 1870
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