Gyraulus convexiusculus

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Gyraulus convexiusculus
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Gyraulus convexiusculus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Gyraulus
Species:
G. convexiusculus
Binomial name
Gyraulus convexiusculus
(Hutton, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Planorbis convexiusculus Hutton, 1849

Gyraulus convexiusculus is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Distribution

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Distribution of Gyraulus convexiusculus includes Sistan and Baluchestan Province and Yazd Province in Iran,[2] Afghanistan,[2] Thailand,[2] Nepal,[3] South Korea,[4] Vietnam.[5]

Ecology

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Predators of include larvae of Luciola substriata.[6]

Gyraulus convexiusculus is the known first intermediate host of Artyfechinostomum malayanum.[7]

Gyraulus convexiusculus is a potential first and second intermediate host of Echinostoma cinetorchis in Korea, based on laboratory work.[8]

Human use

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It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[9]

References

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