Choanomphalus aorus
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.
| Choanomphalus aorus | |
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| an apertural view of the shell of Choanomphalus aorus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Choanomphalus |
| Species: | C. aorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Choanomphalus aorus Bourguignat, 1860[1] | |
Distribution
This species is found in Lake Baikal, Russia and in Angara River.[2]
References
- (in French) Bourguignat J. R. (1860). "Monographie du genre Choanomphalus". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, 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.
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