Biology:Austropeplea viridis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Austropeplea viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
A. viridis
Binomial name
Austropeplea viridis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms

Lymnaea viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Radix viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Austropeplea viridis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

  • Russian Federation: Kuril Islands[1]
  • Japan[1]
  • South Korea[1]
  • China and Hong Kong[1]
  • Nepal[1]
  • Myanmar[1]
  • Thailand[1]
  • Vietnam – it widely distributed in northern, central, and southern Vietnam.[2]
  • Indonesia (Papua)[1]
  • Papua New Guinea[1]
  • Philippines[1]
  • Guam[1]

The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes:

Description

The shell has 4.5–5 whorls.[2]

The shape of the aperture is regularly oval. The width of the aperture is 3–4 mm. The height of the aperture is 5–6 mm.[2]

The width of the shell is 4–6 mm. The height of the shell is 10–13 mm.[2]

Habitat

Autropeplea viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.[2]

Parasites

Parasites of Austropeplea viridis include:

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Köhler F. & Rintelen T. (2011). "Radix viridis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <http://www.iucnredlist.org> . Downloaded on 17 January 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Dung B. T., Doanh P. N., The D. T., Loan H. T., Losson B. & Caron Y. (2013). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lymnaeid Snails and Their Potential Role in Transmission of Fasciola spp. in Vietnam". Korean Journal of Parasitology 51(6): 657–662. doi:10.3347/kjp.2013.51.6.657.

Wikidata ☰ Q19595986 entry