Biomphalaria salinarum

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

Biomphalaria salinarum
Shell of Biomphalaria salinarum (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Planorboidea
Family:
Planorbidae
Subfamily:
Planorbinae
Tribe:
Biomphalariini
Genus:
Biomphalaria
Species:
B. salinarum
Binomial name
Biomphalaria salinarum
(Morelet, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Planorbis salinarum Morelet, 1868

This is a taxon inquirendum.

Distribution

This species is found in Angola and Namibia.

References
  1. Kristensen, T.K.; Stensgaard, A.-S. & Curtis, B. (2010). "Biomphalaria salinarum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T2809A9483372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T2809A9483372.en.
  • Morelet, A. (1867 [dated 1868]). Voyage du Dr Friederich Welwitsch exécuté par ordre du Gouvernement Portugais dans les royaumes d'Angola et de Benguella (Afrique équinoxiale). Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles. Baillière et fils, Paris/London/New York. 1–102, 9 pls, map.
  • Brown D.S. (1994). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance, 2nd edition. London: Taylor and Francis, 607 p.
  • Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. Annals of the South African Museum 33: 1–660.


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