Choanomphalus aorus
Choanomphalus aorus is a species of freshwater air-breathing snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids.
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an apertural view of the shell of Choanomphalus aorus | |
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Subfamily: | Planorbinae |
Tribe: | Planorbini |
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Species: | C. aorus |
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Choanomphalus aorus Bourguignat, 1860[2] | |
Distribution
This species is found in Lake Baikal, Russia and in Angara River.[3]
References
- IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 May 2014.
- (in French) Bourguignat J. R. (1860). "Monographie du genre Choanomphalus". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, série 2, 12: 527-531. plate 23, fig. 11-15..
- Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V. (published online on March 2, 2010). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories". Version 2.3.1.
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