Kingdom Animalia Family Planorbidae Tribe Biomphalariini Scientific name Biomphalaria havanensis Higher classification Biomphalaria | Superfamily Planorboidea Subfamily Planorbinae Genus Biomphalaria Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Biomphalaria, Molluscs, Planorbidae, Gastropods, Biomphalaria straminea | ||
Biomphalaria havanensis, common name the ghost rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
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The shell of this species, like all planorbids is sinistral in coiling, but is carried upside down and thus appears to be dextral.
Distribution
Biomphalaria havanensis is a Neotropical species.
Distribution of Biomphalaria havanensis include:
It was found as a native transplant in:
Phylogeny
A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:
References
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