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Potamolithus mirim Simone, 2021
1497871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1497871)
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Simone, L. R. L. (2021). Freshwater micro-gastropods from the Iguaçu National Park, Brazil: two new truncatelloid caenogastropods and anatomy of Chilina megastoma Hylton Scott, 1958. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> 29(1): 13-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.029.002
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Type locality contained in Parana
, Note Brazil, Paraná, Foz do Iguaçu, Parque...
25°41'22"S, 54°26'19"W [details]
type locality contained in Parana [details]
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Type locality Brazil, Paraná, Foz do Iguaçu, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, fountain close to waterfalls,25°41'22"S, 54°26'19"W [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the native language Tupi-Guarani, mirim, meaning small, minute, alluding to the small...
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the native language Tupi-Guarani, mirim, meaning small, minute, alluding to the small size of the species compared to its congeners [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Potamolithus mirim Simone, 2021. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1111/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1497871 on 2025-09-11
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Simone, L. R. L. (2021). Freshwater micro-gastropods from the Iguaçu National Park, Brazil: two new truncatelloid caenogastropods and anatomy of Chilina megastoma Hylton Scott, 1958. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> 29(1): 13-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.029.002
page(s): 24, figs. 40-58 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 24, figs. 40-58 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the native language Tupi-Guarani, mirim, meaning small, minute, alluding to the small size of the species compared to its congeners [details]Type locality Brazil, Paraná, Foz do Iguaçu, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, fountain close to waterfalls,
25°41'22"S, 54°26'19"W [details]
