Afropomus balanoidea
| Afropomus balanoidea | |
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| A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Afropomus balanoidea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda informal group Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Ampullarioidea |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Subfamily: | Afropominae |
| Genus: | Afropomus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927[2] |
| Species: | A. balanoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Afropomus balanoidea (Gould, 1850)[3] | |
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Afropomus balanoidea is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails and their allies.
Afropomus balanoidea is the only species in the genus Afropomus.[4] Afropomus is the type genus of the subfamily Afropominae.[5]
Based on the anatomy, mainly that of the reproductive system, Afropomus appears to be a primitive genus within the Ampullariidae.[4] This basal position of Afropomus within Ampullariidae has also been confirmed by molecular phylogeny.[6]
Subspecies
Subspecies of Afropomus balanoidea include:
- Afropomus balanoidea balanoidea (Gould, 1850)
- Afropomus balanoidea nimbae Binder, 1963[4] This subspecies from the Ivory Coast has a higher spire.
Distribution
The distribution of Afropomus balanoidea includes:
The type locality is Cape Mount in Liberia.[4]
Its presence in Ghana is uncertain.[1]
Description
The shape of the shell is ovate.[4]
The width of the shell is 20 mm.[4][7] The height of the shell is 22-23 mm.[4][7]
Ecology
Afropomus balanoidea lives in clean water in ditches, creeks and small rivers.[1][4] It requires a high concentration of oxygen.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kristensen T. K. & Stensgaard A-S. (2006). Afropomus balanoidea. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 May 2011.
- ↑ Pilsbry H. A. & Bequaert J. C. (1927). "The aquatic mollusks of the Belgian Congo, with a geographical and ecological account of Congo malacology". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 53(2): 69-602. PDF. page 171.
- ↑ Gould A. A. (1850). "Dr. Gould exhibited to the Society a number of new species of shells from Africa, recently presented by Dr. Perkins". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History III: 193-197. pages 196-197.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
- ↑ Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
- ↑ Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K. & Madsen H. (2008). "A molecular phylogeny of apple snails (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae) with an emphasis on African species". Zoologica Scripta 37(3): 245-252. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00322.x.
- 1 2 Morelet A. (1851). "En outre des coquilles ...". Journal de Conchyliologie 2: page 266-269, plate 7, figure 8.
External links
- "Afropomus balanoidea". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- "Afropomus". The apple snail website.