''Thiara'' is a
genus
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of
freshwater snail
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s,
aquatic gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Thiarinae of the
family
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Thiaridae
Thiaridae, common name thiarids or trumpet snails, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thiaridae Gill, 1871 (1823). ...
.
Species

Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
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Thiara aldrichi
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family (biology), family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara ...
''
Palmer, 1944
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Thiara amarula
''Thiara amarula'' is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Thiaridae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 32 mm.
Distribution
The species is found in Malesia, coasts of Indian and Pacific Ocean.; off Queensland, Australia
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(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Africa, Australia, India
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Thiara aspera
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
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''
(Lesson, 1831)
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Thiara australis''
(I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851)
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Thiara bellicosa''
(Hinds, 1844)
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Thiara cancellata
''Thiara cancellata'' is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod
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P. F. Röding, 1798 - Indo-Pacific
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Thiara epidromoides
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ''T ...
''
(Tapparone Canefri, 1883)
* † ''
Thiara fallax
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
''
(Oostingh, 1935)
* ''
Thiara herklotzi''
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
*''
Thiara indefinita''
(I. & H. C. Lea, 1851) - Hawaiian Islands
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Thiara jingorum
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ''T ...
''
Thach & F. Huber, 2021
* ''
Thiara kauaiensis
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
''
(W. H. Pease, 1870) - Hawaiian Islands
* † ''
Thiara martini
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
''
(Oostingh, 1935)
* ''
Thiara paludomoidea
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
''
Nevill, 1884 - India
(unresolved name)
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Thiara prashadi
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
''
Ray, 1947 - India
* ''
Thiara rudis
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
'' I. Lea, 1850 - India
WMSD : Thiara rudis
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* † ''Thiara samarangana
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
'' (K. Martin, 1884)
* ''Thiara setigera
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
'' (Brot, 1870)
*'' Thiara verrauiana
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
'' I. Lea, 1856 - Hawaiian Islands
* ''Thiara winteri
''Thiara'' is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae.
Species
Species with accepted names within the genus ''Thiara'' include:
* † ''Thiara aldrichi'' Palmer, 1944
* ...
'' (von Dem Busch, 1842) - Indo-Pacific, spiky trumpet snail
;Synonyms:
* ''Thiara amaruloidea'' Iredale, 1943: synonym of ''Thiara amarula'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Thiara balonnensis'' T. A. Conrad, 1850 and ''Thiara lirata'' C. T. Menke, 1843 are synonyms of ''Plotiopsis balonnensis
''Plotiopsis balonnensis'' is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class ...
'' (Conrad, 1850)
*'' Thiara baldwini'' C. F. Ancey, 1899 - Hawaiian Islands: synonym of ''Melanoides tuberculata
The red-rimmed melania (''Melanoides tuberculata''), also known as Malayan livebearing snails or Malayan/Malaysian trumpet snails (often abbreviated to MTS) by aquarists, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, a parthenogenetic, ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
* † ''Thiara fiscina'' Yokoyama, 1932: synonym of † ''Semisulcospira fiscina
''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
'' (Yokoyama, 1932) (new combination)
* ''Thiara granifera'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Tarebia granifera
''Tarebia granifera'', common name (in the aquarium industry) the quilted melania, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Tarebia gran ...
'' (Lamarck, 1816)
* ''Thiara lineata'' Gray, 1828 - India: synonym of ''Tarebia granifera
''Tarebia granifera'', common name (in the aquarium industry) the quilted melania, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Tarebia gran ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Thiara punctata'' (J. B. Lamarck, 1822) - India: synonym of ''Stenomelania punctata
''Stenomelania'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae known as thiarids. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Stenomelania P. Fischer ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Thiara riquetii'' (Grateloup, 1840): synonym of ''Sermyla riquetii
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Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in ...
'' (Grateloup, 1840)
* ''Thiara rodericensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1876): synonym of ''Melanoides tuberculata
The red-rimmed melania (''Melanoides tuberculata''), also known as Malayan livebearing snails or Malayan/Malaysian trumpet snails (often abbreviated to MTS) by aquarists, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, a parthenogenetic, ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* ''Thiara scabra'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Indo-Pacific:[Glöer P. & ]Pešić V. Pešić or Pesic ( Cyrillic script: Пешић) is a Serbian surname.
Geographical distribution
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(2012). "The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species". ''ZooKeys
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'' 219: 11-61, . synonym of ''Mieniplotia scabra
''Mieniplotia'' is a genus 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 ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
** ''Thiara scabra lyriformis'' I. Lea, 1850 - Japan
** ''Thiara scabra pagoda'' I. Lea, 1850 - Japan
** ''Thiara scabra subplicatula'' Smith, 1878 - Japan
* ''Thiara speciosa'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of ''Thiara amarula
''Thiara amarula'' is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Thiaridae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 32 mm.
Distribution
The species is found in Malesia, coasts of Indian and Pacific Ocean.; off Queensland, Australia
Re ...
'' (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Thiara torulosa'' (Bruguière, 1789) - India: synonym of ''Stenomelania torulosa
''Stenomelania torulosa'' is a species of a freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.
Distribution
India
Ecology
The pollution tolerance value
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural ...
'' (Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Thiara tuberculata'' (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of ''Melanoides tuberculata
The red-rimmed melania (''Melanoides tuberculata''), also known as Malayan livebearing snails or Malayan/Malaysian trumpet snails (often abbreviated to MTS) by aquarists, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, a parthenogenetic, ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* ''Thiara vouamica'' Bourguignat, 1890: synonym of ''Thiara amarula'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
References
External links
Röding, P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp
Brot, A. (1871). Catalogue of the Recent species of the family Melanidae. American Journal of Conchology. 6(4): 271-325
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). A conchological manual. 2nd Edition. 1–313, 2 folding tables, 26 pls. London: Henry G. Bohn
Glaubrecht M., Brinkmann N. & Pöppe J. (2009). Diversity and disparity ‘down under': Systematics, biogeography and reproductive modes of the ‘marsupial' freshwater Thiaridae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) in Australia. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 85(2): 199-275
Thiaridae
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