Biology:Lentorbis carringtoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Lentorbis carringtoni
Lentorbis carringtoni shell.png
Drawing of apical, apertural and umbilical view of the shell of Lentorbis carringtoni.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
L. carringtoni
Binomial name
Lentorbis carringtoni
(de Azevedo et al., 1961)
Synonyms[1]
  • Segmentorbis carringtoni de Azevedo et al., 1961

Lentorbis carringtoni is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Distribution

Distribution of Lentorbis carringtoni include Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa.[1]

Description

All species within family Planorbidae have sinistral shells.

Drawing of everted copulatory organ of Lentorbis carringtoni

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appleton C., Darwall W., Kaunda E., Kristensen T. K., Mailosi A. & Stensgaard A-S. (2009). Lentorbis carringtoni. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 4 December 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q5400410 entry