Bulinus natalensis | |
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Drawing of apertural view of the shell of Bulinus natalensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superorder: | Hygrophila |
Family: | Planorbidae |
Genus: | Bulinus |
Species: | B. natalensis |
Binomial name | |
Bulinus natalensis (Küster, 1841) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Physa natalensis Küster, 1841 |
Bulinus natalensis 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. Its geographical distribution is largely limited to Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. [2] This species occurs in standing, perennial freshwater habitat [2] and has the ability to aestivate for up to six months during a drought. [3]
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