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Bulinus abyssinicus von Martens 1866

Bulinus abyssinicus ( الإنجليزية )

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Bulinus abyssinicus is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.

The specific name abyssinicus is after Abyssinia, which was the historic name for the Ethiopian Empire, where its type locality is.

Distribution

The distribution of Bulinus abyssinicus includes the Lower Valley of the Awash, Ethiopia and Somalia.[1]

The type locality is "southern Abyssinia",[2] which means the Ethiopian Empire, now Ethiopia.

Description

The width of the shell is 9 mm.[3] The height of the shell is 14 mm.[3]

The diploid chromosome number is 2n = 36.[3]

Ecology

This small snail resides in marshes and in pools.[3]

This species is an intermediate host for Schistosoma bovis and Schistosoma haematobium.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Van Damme, D. (2010). "Bulinus abyssinicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184755A8327245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184755A8327245.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Martens E. von (1866). "Ueber einige afrikanische Binnenconchylien 1. Zusätze zur Uebersicht der Mollusken des Nilgebiets". Malakozoologische Blätter 13: 91-110. page 100.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5. pages 225-226, 333-334.
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Bulinus abyssinicus: Brief Summary ( الإنجليزية )

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Bulinus abyssinicus is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.

The specific name abyssinicus is after Abyssinia, which was the historic name for the Ethiopian Empire, where its type locality is.

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