Mexithauma
Species of gastropod
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Mexithauma quadripaludium is a species of freshwater snail,[1] an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Cochliopidae.[1] It is the only species in the genus Mexithauma.[2]
| Mexithauma | |
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| Lateral view of a damaged shell of Mexithauma quadripaludium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Mexithauma D. W. Taylor, 1966 |
| Species: | M. quadripaludium |
| Binomial name | |
| Mexithauma quadripaludium D. W. Taylor, 1966 | |
Distribution
This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[1]
Ecology
Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[1]