Afropomus balanoideus

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Afropomus balanoideus
Afropomus balanoidea shell.png
A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Afropomus balanoideus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Ampullarioidea
Family:
Ampullariidae
Subfamily:
Afropominae
Genus:
Afropomus

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 [2]
Species:
A. balanoideus
Binomial name
Afropomus balanoideus
(Gould, 1850) [3]
Synonyms
  • Ampullaria balanoideaGould, 1850
  • Afropomus balanoidea(Gould, 1850)

Afropomus balanoidea is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails and their allies.

Contents

Afropomus balanoideus is the only species in the genus Afropomus. [4] Afropomus is the type genus of the subfamily Afropominae. [5]

Based on the anatomy, mainly that of the reproductive system, Afropomus appears to be a primitive genus within the Ampullariidae. [4] This basal position of Afropomus within Ampullariidae has also been confirmed by molecular phylogeny. [6]

Subspecies

Subspecies of Afropomus balanoideus include:

Distribution

The distribution of Afropomus balanoideus includes:

The type locality is Cape Mount in Liberia. [4]

Its presence in Ghana is uncertain. [1]

Description

The shape of the shell is ovate. [4]

The width of the shell is 20 mm. [4] [7] The height of the shell is 22–23 mm. [4] [7]

Ecology

Afropomus balanoideus lives in clean water in ditches, creeks and small rivers. [1] [4] It requires a high concentration of oxygen. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Van Damme, D. (2020). "Afropomus balanoidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T165386A151133502. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165386A151133502.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Pilsbry H. A. & Bequaert J. C. (1927). "The aquatic mollusks of the Belgian Congo, with a geographical and ecological account of Congo malacology". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 53(2): 69-602. PDF. page 171.
  3. ↑ Gould A. A. (1850). "Dr. Gould exhibited to the Society a number of new species of shells from Africa, recently presented by Dr. Perkins". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History III: 193-197. pages 196-197.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   0-7484-0026-5.
  5. ↑ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia . 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. ISSN   0076-2997.
  6. ↑ Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K. & Madsen H. (2008). "A molecular phylogeny of apple snails (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae) with an emphasis on African species". Zoologica Scripta 37(3): 245-252. doi : 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00322.x.
  7. 1 2 Morelet A. (1851). "En outre des coquilles ...". Journal de Conchyliologie 2: page 266-269, plate 7, figure 8.
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