Biomphalaria kuhniana
Biomphalaria andecola is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Shell description
All species within the family Planorbidae have sinistral shells.
Distribution
Dominica.[1]
Phylogeny
A cladogram showing the phylogenic relationships of species within the genus Biomphalaria:[2]
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| Biomphalaria straminea complex |
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Biomphalaria straminea
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Biomphalaria intermedia
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Biomphalaria amazonica
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Biomphalaria sp.
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Biomphalaria helophila
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Biomphalaria peregrina
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Biomphalaria schrammi
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References
- ^ Reeves W. K., Dillon Jr. R. T. & Dasch G. A. (2008). "Freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Commonwealth of Dominica with a discussion of their roles in the transmission of parasites". American Malacological Bulletin 24: 59-63. doi:10.4003/0740-2783-24.1.59. PDF.
- ^ DeJong R. J., Morgan J. A. T., Paraense W. L., Pointier J.-P., Amarista M., Ayeh-Kumi P. F. K., Babiker A., Barbosa C. S., Brémond P., Canese A., de Souza C. P., Dominguez C., File S., Gutierrez A., Incani R. N., Kawano T., Kazibwe F., Kpikpi J., Lwambo N. J. S., Mimpfoundi R., Njiokou F., Poda J. N., Sene M., Velásquez L. E., Yong M., Adema C. M., Hofkin B. V., Mkoji G. M. & Loker E. S. (December 2001) "Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni". Molecular Biology and Evolution 18: 2225–2239. PubMed, text.