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| Parafossarulus anomalospiralis Liu, Li & Liu, 1985[2] | |
Parafossarulus anomalospiralis is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Jilin Province,[2] China.
Description
The shell has four whorls.[2] The suture is deep.[2] The width of the shell is 9.0–9.5 mm.[2] The height of the shell is 15.0–18.0 mm.[2]
Reproductive system and radula was described by Liu et al. (1985).[2]
Parasites
Parafossarulus anomalospiralis is the first intermediate host for:
- trematode Clonorchis sinensis[3][4]
References
- ↑ IUCN (2015). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liu Y.-Y., Li B.-Z. & Liu T.-C. (1985). "A new species and a new Chinese record of hydrobiid snails". Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 10(1): 21-23. abstract.
- ↑ World Health Organization (1995). Control of Foodborne Trematode Infection. WHO Technical Report Series. 849. PDF part 1, PDF part 2. page 125.
- ↑ Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11-12): 1233-1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.
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