Bulinus obtusispira is a species of a tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.
Bulinus obtusispira | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superorder: | Hygrophila |
Family: | Planorbidae |
Genus: | Bulinus |
Species: | B. obtusispira
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Binomial name | |
Bulinus obtusispira (Smith, 1882)
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Synonyms | |
Physa obtusispira Smith, 1882 |
Distribution
editThe type locality is about 32 km far from Tananarive, Madagascar.[1]
Description
editThe width of the shell is 6.5 mm.[1] The height of the shell is 8.8 mm.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.