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Choanomphalus amauronius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Planorbidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Planorboidea

Subfamily
  
Planorbinae

Choanomphalus amauronius

Choanomphalus amauronius is a species of freshwater air-breathing snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids.

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Subspecies

  • Choanomphalus amauronius amauronius Bourguignat, 1860
  • Choanomphalus amauronius angulatus (B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1925)
  • Choanomphalus amauronius westerlundianus Lindholm, 1909 The subspecific name westerlundianus is in honor of Swedish malacologist Carl Agardh Westerlund.

    • Distribution

    This species is found in Lake Baikal, Russia and in Angara River.

    Description

    The width of the shell is 5–6 mm. The height of the shell is 4 mm.

    References

    Choanomphalus amauronius Wikipedia
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