''Filopaludina bengalensis'', also known as ''Bellamya bengalensis'', is a
species of large
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
with a
gill and an
operculum, an
aquatic gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the family
Viviparidae.
Distribution
This species is found in
Iran,
Nepal,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
,
Bangladesh.
Ecology
Parasites of ''Filopaludina bengalensis'' include trematode ''
Lissemysia ocellata'' and ''
Lissemysia ovata''.
Human use
It is used as a food source for humans.
References
External links
Viviparidae
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
Gastropods described in 1822
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