Bulinus natalensis
| Bulinus natalensis | |
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| Drawing of apertural view of the shell of Bulinus natalensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Bulinidae |
| Genus: | Bulinus |
| Species: | B. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulinus natalensis (Küster, 1841) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Physa natalensis Küster, 1841 | |
Bulinus natalensis is a species of a tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies. Its geographical distribution is largely limited to Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa.[2] This species occurs in standing, perennial freshwater habitat[2] and has the ability to aestivate for up to six months during a drought.[3]
References
- ^ a b Curtis B., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K., Stensgaard A-S. & Van Damme D. (2009). Bulinus natalensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ a b de Kock, K.N. and C.T. Wolmarans (2010) – Distribution and habitats of Bulinus natalensis and its role as intermediate host of economically important helminth parasites in South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 31: 63-69.
- ^ Appleton, C.C. (2002) – Mollusca. In: Guides to the Freshwater Invertebrates of Southern Africa. Volume 6: Arachnida & Mollusca. (de Moor, I.J. and J.A. Day). Water Research Commission, WRC Report No. TT 182/02.