Gyraulus convexiusculus

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Gyraulus convexiusculus
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Gyraulus convexiusculus shell

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Gyraulus
Species:
G. convexiusculus
Binomial name
Gyraulus convexiusculus
(, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Planorbis convexiusculus Hutton, 1849

Gyraulus convexiusculus is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Distribution[]

Distribution of Gyraulus convexiusculus includes Sistan and Baluchestan Province and Yazd Province in Iran,[2] Afghanistan,[2] Thailand,[2] Nepal,[3] South Korea,[4] Vietnam.[5]

Ecology[]

Predators of include larvae of Luciola substriata.[6]

Gyraulus convexiusculus is the known first intermediate host of Artyfechinostomum malayanum.[7]

Gyraulus convexiusculus is a potential first and second intermediate host of Echinostoma cinetorchis in Korea, based on laboratory work.[8]

Human use[]

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Van Damme, D. (2014). "Gyraulus convexiusculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T166681A42421590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T166681A42421590.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Glöer, P.; Pešić, V. (2012). "The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species". ZooKeys (219): 11–61. doi:10.3897/zookeys.219.3406. PMC 3433696. PMID 22977349.
  3. ^ Surana, R.; Subba, B. R.; Limbu, K. P. (2004). "Report of Molluscs from Chimdi lake (Birju Tal), Sunsari district, Eastern Nepal". Our Nature. 2: 1. doi:10.3126/on.v2i1.325.
  4. ^ Noseworthy, R. G.; Lim, N.-R.; Choi, K.-S. (2007). "A Catalogue of the Mollusks of Jeju Island, South Korea". . 23 (1): 65–104.
  5. ^ Dung, B. T.; Madsen, H.; The, D. T. (2010). "Distribution of freshwater snails in family-based VAC ponds and associated waterbodies with special reference to intermediate hosts of fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam". Acta Tropica. 116 (1): 15–23. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.04.016. PMID 20457118.
  6. ^ Fu, Xinhua; Ohba, Nobuyoshi; Vencl, Fredric V.; Lei, Chaoliang (2005). "Structure, behavior, and the life cycle of an aquatic firefly, Luciola substriata, in China". The Canadian Entomologist. 137: 83–90. doi:10.4039/N04-022. S2CID 84427158.
  7. ^ Chai, J. Y.; Shin, E. H.; Lee, S. H.; Rim, H. J. (2009). "Foodborne Intestinal Flukes in Southeast Asia". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 47 (Supplement): S69–102. doi:10.3347/kjp.2009.47.S.S69. PMC 2769220. PMID 19885337.
  8. ^ Chung, P. R.; Jung, Y.; Park, Y. K. (2001). "Segmentina hemisphaerula: A New Molluscan Intermediate Host for Echinostoma cinetorchis in Korea". Journal of Parasitology. 87 (5): 1169–1171. doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1169:SHANMI]2.0.CO;2. PMID 11695387.
  9. ^ Ng, T. H.; Tan, S. K.; Wong, W. H.; Meier, R.; Chan, S. Y.; Tan, H. H.; Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLOS ONE. 11 (8): e0161130. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1161130N. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130. PMC 4985174. PMID 27525660.


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