Tylomelania abendanoni is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
The specific name abendanoni is in honor of Dutch malacologist Eduard Cornelius Abendanon (1878–1962).
Distribution This species occurs in Malili Lakes, Sulawesi, Indonesia.von Rintelen T. & Glaubrecht M. (2005). "Anatomy of an adaptive radiation: a unique reproductive strategy in the endemic freshwater gastropod Tylomelania (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) on Sulawesi, Indonesia and its biogeographical implications". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85: 513–542. .
Ecology Tylomelania abendanoni is a lacustrine species.
The females of Tylomelania abendanoni usually have 1–4 embryos in their brood pouch. Newly hatched snails of Tylomelania abendanoni have a shell height of 1.0–6.5 mm.
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