Choanomphalus aorus
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| an apertural view of the shell of Choanomphalus aorus | |
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| Species: | C. aorus
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| Choanomphalus aorus Bourguignat, 1860[2]
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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.
Distribution[]
This species is found in Lake Baikal, Russia and in Angara River.[3]
Description[]
The width of the shell is 5 mm; the height of the shell is 3 mm.[2]
 Apical view of the shell. |
 Umbilical view of the shell. |
References[]
- ^ IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b (in French) Bourguignat J. R. (1860). "Monographie du genre Choanomphalus". , 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.
External links[]
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- Planorbidae
- Gastropods described in 1860
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