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Filopaludina javanica

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Viviparoidea

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Siamopaludina

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Filopaludina, Filopaludina sumatrensis, Bellamya, Filopaludina martensi, Viviparoidea

Filopaludina javanica or Idiopoma javanica is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.

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Subspecies

There are recognized two subspecies:

  • Filopaludina javanica javanica (von dem Busch, 1844)
  • Filopaludina javanica continentalis or Idiopoma javanica continentalis Brandt, 1974
  • Distribution

    This species is found in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra and Java).

    Description

    The height of the shell is 30–35 mm.

    Ecology

    This species inhabits ponds, rice fields and irrigation channels.

    Parasites of Filopaludina javanica include Echinostoma echinatum (see also Beaver et al. 1984).

    Human use

    Filopaludina javanica is prepared by boiling and it used often as part of the cuisine of Java.

    References

    Filopaludina javanica Wikipedia


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