Biomphalaria
| Biomphalaria Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| An albino individual of Biomphalaria glabrata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Planorbinae |
| Tribe: | Helisomatini |
| Genus: | Biomphalaria Preston, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Biomphalaria smithi Preston, 1910 | |
| Diversity | |
| 34 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taphius (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855) Planorbis (Planorbina) (Haldeman, 1842) | |
Biomphalaria is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonates belonging to the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.
Biomphalaria is the type genus of the tribe Biomphalariini. Both Planorbis and Taphius are synonyms for Biomphalaria.
The shell of this species, like all planorbids is left coiling (sinistral), but is carried upside down and thus appears to be right coiling (dextral).
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