Campeloma decisum

Campeloma decisum, common name the pointed campeloma, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.

Campeloma decisum
A shell and an operculum of Campeloma decisum
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C. decisum
Binomial name
Campeloma decisum
(Say, 1817)

Description

Right lateral view of a shell of Campeloma decisum

Ecology

Parasites of Campeloma decisum include trematode Aspidogaster conchicola.[1]

References

  1. Alevs, Philippe V.; Vieira, Fabiano M.; Santos, Cláudia P.; Scholz, Tomáš; Luque, José L. (2015-02-12). "A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World". Zootaxa. 3918 (3): 339–96. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25781098.


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