Bulinus obtusispira
| Bulinus obtusispira | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophilahe |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Bulininae |
| Tribe: | Bulinini |
| Genus: | Bulinus |
| Species: | B. obtusispira |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulinus obtusispira (Smith, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Physa obtusispira Smith, 1882 | |
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.
Distribution
The type locality is about 32 km far from Tananarive, Madagascar.[1]
Description
The width of the shell is 6.5 mm.[1] The height of the shell is 8.8 mm.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
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