Choanomphalus aorus

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Choanomphalus aorus
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an apertural view of the shell of Choanomphalus aorus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Choanomphalus
Species:
C. aorus
Binomial name
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.

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Distribution

This species is found in Lake Baikal, Russia and in Angara River. [2]

Description

The width of the shell is 5 mm; the height of the shell is 3 mm. [1]

Apical view of the shell. Choanomphalus aorus shell 2.png
Apical view of the shell.
Umbilical view of the shell. Choanomphalus aorus shell 3.png
Umbilical view of the shell.

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References

  1. 1 2 (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.
  2. 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.