Bulinus africanus

Bulinus africanus
Bulinus africanus shells
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Bulinidae
Genus:	Bulinus
Species:	B. africanus
Binomial name
Bulinus africanus (Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
Physopsis africanus Krauss, 1848

Bulinus africanus is a species of a tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.

References

1. Van Damme, D. & Lange, C. (2016). "Bulinus africanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T165785A84306899. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T165785A84306899.en . Retrieved 29 May 2025.

Further reading

• Cridland, C. C. (1967). "Resistance of Bulinus (Physopsis) globosus, Bulinus (Ph.) africanus, Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Lymnaea natalensis to experimental desiccation". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 36 (3): 507–513. PMC   2476301 . PMID   5299680.