Austropeplea viridis

Austropeplea viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily: Lymnaeoidea
Family: Lymnaeidae
Genus: Austropeplea
Species: A. viridis
Binomial name
Austropeplea viridis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms

Lymnaea viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Radix viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Austropeplea viridis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes:

Description

The shell has 4.5-5 whorls.[2]

The shape of the aperture is regularly oval. The width of the aperture is 3-4 mm. The height of the aperture is 5-6 mm.[2]

The width of the shell is 4-6 mm. The height of the shell is 10-13 mm.[2]

Habitat

Autropeplea viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.[2]

Parasites

Parasites of Austropeplea viridis include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Köhler F. & Rintelen T. (2011). "Radix viridis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <http://www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dung B. T., Doanh P. N., The D. T., Loan H. T., Losson B. & Caron Y. (2013). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lymnaeid Snails and Their Potential Role in Transmission of Fasciola spp. in Vietnam". Korean Journal of Parasitology 51(6): 657-662. doi:10.3347/kjp.2013.51.6.657.

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