Bithynia funiculata

Bithynia funiculata
Apertural view of the shell of Bithynia funiculata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Bithyniidae
Genus:	Bithynia
Species:	B. funiculata
Binomial name
Bithynia funiculata Walker, 1927
Synonyms[1]
Bithynia goniomphala Morlet, 1891 Bithynia siamensis goniomphalus Bithynia siamensis funiculata

Bithynia funiculata is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.

Taxonomy

Previously (for example WHO 1995)[2] considered this taxon to be a subspecies of Bithynia siamensis, however, Bithynia funiculata is treated as a separate species in the 2012 IUCN Red List.[1]

Distribution

Distribution of this species includes:

• Thailand[1]

Ecology

Bithynia funiculata is an intermediate host for:

• The cat liver fluke Opisthorchis tenuicollis[1]
• This species transfers echinostomiasis.[1]
• Some references also mention also the trematode Opisthorchis viverrini as a first intermediate host.[2]

References

1. Richter, K.; Simonis, J. (2012). "Bithynia funiculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T184937A1767230. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184937A1767230.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. World Health Organization (1995). Control of Foodborne Trematode Infection. WHO Technical Report Series. 849. PDF part 1, PDF part 2. page 125.