Brotia
Brotia is a genus of Southeast Asian freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the taxonomic family Pachychilidae.
The generic name Brotia is apparently in honor of a Swiss malacologist Auguste Louis Brot.
Distribution
Species of Brotia occur in freshwater habitats of Southeast Asia, ranging from Northern India in the west through to Sumatra in the east. This range includes India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia.Biology
Species are found predominantly in fast flowing, well oxygenated rivers, occasionally also in lakes. They are gonochoristic, and viviparous, retaining developing eggs and youngs in special brood pouch.Species
Species within the genus Brotia include:- † Brotia alpina Brotia annamita Köhler, Holford M., Do & Ho, 2009Brotia angulifera Brot, 1872 - incertae sedisBrotia armata Brotia assamensis - incertae sedisBrotia beaumetzi - incertae sedisBrotia binodosa
- † Brotia bittneri Brotia boenana Brotia borneensis - incertae sedis
- † Brotia castellaunensis Brotia citrina Brotia clavaeformis Brotia costula Brotia cylindrus - incertae sedisBrotia dautzenbergiana Brotia episcopalis Brotia godwini Brotia henriettae Brotia herculea Brotia hoabinhensis Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009Brotia huberi Thach, 2021Brotia indragirica Brotia insolita Brotia iravadica Brotia jullieni Brotia kelantanesis Brotia laodelectata Köhler, 2008
- † Brotia lhazeensis Yü, 1982
- † Brotia lombersensis
- † Brotia majevitzae Brotia manningi Brandt, 1968Brotia mariae Köhler, 2008Brotia microsculpta Brandt, 1968Brotia pageli Brotia pagodula - type species
- † Brotia palaeocostula Gurung, Takayasu & Matsuoka, 1997 Brotia paludiformis Brotia peninsularis Brotia persculpta Brotia praetermissa Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2002Brotia pseudoasperata Brandt, 1968Brotia pseudosulcospira Brotia siamensis Brotia solemiana Brotia sooloensis - incertae sedisBrotia spinata - incertae sedisBrotia subgloriosa Brotia sumatrensis Brotia torquata Brotia verbecki Brotia wykoffi Brotia yunnanensis Köhler, Du & Yang, 2010Brotia zonata - incertae sedis
- † Brotia escheri aquitanica : synonym of † Tinnyea aquitanica
- † Brotia escheri auingeri : synonym of † Tinnyea lauraea Brotia hainanensis : synonym of Sulcospira hainanensis Brotia hamonvillei : synonym of Sulcospira tonkiniana Brotia infracostata : synonym of Sulcospira infracostata Brotia proteus : synonym of Sulcospira dakrongensis Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009Brotia swinhoei : synonym of Sulcospira swinhoei Brotia testudinaria : synonym of Sulcospira testudinaria Brotia tourannensis: synonym of Sulcospira tourannensis Brotia variabilis : synonym of Brotia costula