Gyraulus convexiusculus

Gyraulus convexiusculus
Gyraulus convexiusculus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Gyraulus
Species:
G. convexiusculus
Binomial name
Gyraulus convexiusculus
(Hutton, 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". Korean Journal of Malacology. 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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