Amerianna carinata
| Amerianna carinata | |
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| Amerianna carinata shell. Scale bar is 1 mm. | |
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| Subfamily: | Miratestinae |
| Genus: | Amerianna |
| Species: | A. carinata |
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| Amerianna carinata (H. Adams, 1861)[1] | |
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| Physa (Ameria) carinata H. Adams, 1861 | |
Amerianna carinata is a species of freshwater air-breathing snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids. Like all other planorbids it has a sinistral or left-coiling shell.
Distribution
The type locality is Boyne River, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
It was introduced to Martinique.[3]
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[4]
References
- ^ a b Adams H. (1861). "Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London for the year 1861: 143-145.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Amerianna carinata (H. Adams, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1063162 on 2018-09-15
- ^ Pointier J.-P. (2001). "Invading Freshwater Snails and Biological Control in Martinique Island, French West Indies". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 96(1): 67-74. HTM.
- ^ Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLoS ONE 11(8): e0161130. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130