Biomphalaria havanensis

Biomphalaria havanensis, common name the ghost rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Ghost rams-horn
apical and apertural view of the shell of Biomphalaria havanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Biomphalaria
Species:
B. havanensis
Binomial name
Biomphalaria havanensis
(L. Pfeiffer, 1839)

The shell of this species, like all planorbids is sinistral in coiling, but is carried upside down and thus appears to be dextral.

Distribution

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Biomphalaria havanensis is a Neotropical species.

Distribution of Biomphalaria havanensis include:

It was found as a native transplant in:

Phylogeny

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A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:[4]

Biomphalaria

References

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  1. ^ Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Biomphalaria havanensis Collection Information. Last modified 7 June 2005. Accessed 12 December 2009. map
  3. ^ Biomphalaria havanensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) Ghost Rams-horn. accessed 12 December 2009.
  4. ^ Dejong, R. J.; Morgan, J. A.; Paraense, W. L.; Pointier, J. P.; Amarista, M.; Ayeh-Kumi, P. F.; Babiker, A.; Barbosa, C. S.; Brémond, P.; Pedro Canese, A.; De Souza, C. P.; Dominguez, C.; File, S.; Gutierrez, A.; Incani, R. N.; Kawano, T.; Kazibwe, F.; Kpikpi, J.; Lwambo, N. J.; Mimpfoundi, R.; Njiokou, F.; Noël Poda, J.; Sene, M.; Velásquez, L. E.; Yong, M.; Adema, C. M.; Hofkin, B. V.; Mkoji, G. M.; Loker, E. S. (2001). "Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 18 (12): 2225–2239. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003769. PMID 11719572. free text.
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