Choanomphalus aorus

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

This article is about a species of freshwater. For computer hardware subsidairy, see AORUS.

Choanomphalus aorus
an apertural view of the shell of Choanomphalus aorus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Planorboidea
Family:
Planorbidae
Subfamily:
Planorbinae
Tribe:
Planorbini
Genus:
Choanomphalus
Species:
C. aorus
Binomial name
Choanomphalus aorus

Distribution

This species is found in Lake Baikal, Russia and in Angara River.[3]

Description

The width of the shell is 5 mm; the height of the shell is 3 mm.[2]

Apical view of the shell.
Umbilical view of the shell.

References
  1. IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 May 2014.
  2. (in French) Bourguignat J. R. (1860). "Monographie du genre Choanomphalus". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, série 2, 12: 527-531. plate 23, fig. 11-15.
  3. Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V. (published online on March 2, 2010). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories". Version 2.3.1.


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