Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Planorbidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Planorboidea Subfamily Planorbinae | |
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Similar Choanomphalus, Hippeutis, Planorbis planorbis, Anisus, Planorbella | ||
Choanomphalus maacki 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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Choanomphalus maacki is the type species of the genus Choanomphalus.
Subspecies
However, IUCN Red List 2013 lists these three as synonyms.
Distribution
This species is found in Lake Baikal, Russia. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and river mouths.
Description
The width of the shell is 5–6 mm. The height of the shell is 2.5-3.0 mm.
References
Choanomphalus maacki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA