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Biomphalaria

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Biomphalaria is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonates belonging to the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. FamilyPlanorbidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,020
With media
76
Family
Planorbidae
Collections
SDNHM, UCMP
Recorded in
United States

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Biomphalaria glabrata.jpg
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Biomphalaria
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Category:Biomphalaria
taxon name
Biomphalaria
taxon rank
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • Phylogeny
  • Distribution
  • Parasites
  • References
  • Further reading
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Biomphalaria is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonates belonging to the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.

Biomphalaria is the type genus of the tribe Biomphalariini. Both Planorbis and Taphius are synonyms for Biomphalaria.

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