Biomphalaria havanensis
| Ghost rams-horn | |
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| apical and apertural view of the shell of Biomphalaria havanensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Biomphalaria |
| Species: | B. havanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Biomphalaria havanensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1839)
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Biomphalaria havanensis, common name the ghost rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
The shell of this species, like all planorbids is sinistral in coiling, but is carried upside down and thus appears to be dextral.
Distribution
[edit]Biomphalaria havanensis is a Neotropical species.
Distribution of Biomphalaria havanensis include:
It was found as a native transplant in:
- pond near Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho in 1991.[2]
- Guadalupe River, Kerr County, Texas[3]
Phylogeny
[edit]A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Biomphalaria havanensis Collection Information. Last modified 7 June 2005. Accessed 12 December 2009. map
- ^ Biomphalaria havanensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) Ghost Rams-horn. accessed 12 December 2009.
- ^ Dejong, R. J.; Morgan, J. A.; Paraense, W. L.; Pointier, J. P.; Amarista, M.; Ayeh-Kumi, P. F.; Babiker, A.; Barbosa, C. S.; Brémond, P.; Pedro Canese, A.; De Souza, C. P.; Dominguez, C.; File, S.; Gutierrez, A.; Incani, R. N.; Kawano, T.; Kazibwe, F.; Kpikpi, J.; Lwambo, N. J.; Mimpfoundi, R.; Njiokou, F.; Noël Poda, J.; Sene, M.; Velásquez, L. E.; Yong, M.; Adema, C. M.; Hofkin, B. V.; Mkoji, G. M.; Loker, E. S. (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 (12): 2225–2239. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003769. PMID 11719572. free text.
External links
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