| Radix rubiginosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Radix |
| Species: | R. rubiginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Radix rubiginosa (Michelin, 1831) | |
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Radix rubiginosa is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
This species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Radix auricularia .
This species occurs in its native range in:
It occurs as an introduced "hothouse alien" in:
The shape of the shell is elongated and cylindrical. [1] The shell has 5 whorls. [1]
The aperture is moderately expanded. The width of the aperture is 4–5 mm. The height of the aperture is 7–11 mm. [1]
The width of the shell is 5–8 mm. The height of the shell is 11–20 mm. [1]
This species inhabits small canals. [1]
Parasites of Radix rubiginosa include:
This species is sold in the ornamental pet trade as an item for freshwater aquaria. [6]
