Austropeplea viridis
| Austropeplea viridis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Lymnaeoidea |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Austropeplea |
| Species: | A. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropeplea viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lymnaea viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 | |
Austropeplea viridis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
- Russian Federation: Kuril Islands[1]
- Japan[1]
- South Korea[1]
- China and Hong Kong[1]
- Nepal[1]
- Myanmar[1]
- Thailand[1]
- Vietnam - it widely distributed in northern, central, and southern Vietnam.[2]
- Indonesia (Papua)[1]
- Papua New Guinea[1]
- Philippines[1]
- Guam[1]
The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes:
- Australia[1]
Description
The shell has 4.5-5 whorls.[2]
The shape of the aperture is regularly oval. The width of the aperture is 3-4 mm. The height of the aperture is 5-6 mm.[2]
The width of the shell is 4-6 mm. The height of the shell is 10-13 mm.[2]
Habitat
Autropeplea viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.[2]
Parasites
Parasites of Austropeplea viridis include:
- Orientocreadium batrachoides
- Fasciola hepatica
- In Vietnam, Austropeplea viridis serves as an intermediate host for the trematode Fasciola gigantica.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Köhler F. & Rintelen T. (2011). "Radix viridis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <http://www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dung B. T., Doanh P. N., The D. T., Loan H. T., Losson B. & Caron Y. (2013). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lymnaeid Snails and Their Potential Role in Transmission of Fasciola spp. in Vietnam". Korean Journal of Parasitology 51(6): 657-662. doi:10.3347/kjp.2013.51.6.657.
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