''Filopaludina'' is a
genus of
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 ...
s with a
gill and an
operculum,
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 ...
mollusks in the family
Viviparidae
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
This family is classified in the informal group Architaenioglossa according to the taxonomy of ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Filopaludina Habe, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827276 on 2014-12-09]
Distribution
The indigenous distribution of ''Filopaludina'' includes
Southeast Asia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Filopaludina'' are within two
subgenera and they include:
subgenus ''
Siamopaludina'' Brandt, 1968
* ''
Filopaludina javanica
''Filopaludina javanica'' or ''Idiopoma javanica'' is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.
Subspecies
There are recognize ...
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(von dem Busch, 1844)[Kittivorachate R. & Yangyuen C. (2004). "Molluscs in the Ubolratana Reservoir, Khon Kaen". '' Kasetsart Journal'' (Nat. Sci.) 38: 131-139]
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* ''
Filopaludina maekoki
''Filopaludina maekoki'' is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Filopaludina maekoki (Brandt, 1968). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
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(Brandt, 1968)[
]
* ''
Filopaludina martensi
''Filopaludina martensi'' is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
Description
The shape of the gastropod shell, shell ...
''
(Frauenfeld, 1865)[
]
** ''Filopaludina martensi cambodiensis''
Brandt, 1974
** ''Filopaludina martensi martensi''
(Frauenfeld, 1865)
** ''Filopaludina martensi munensis''
Brandt, 1974
subgenus ''Filopaludina''
Habe, 1964
* ''
Filopaludina filosa
''Filopaludina filosa'' is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
This species is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
...
''
(Reeve, 1863)
* ''
Filopaludina miveruensis
''Filopaludina miveruensis'' is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
This species has been reported from Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( v ...
''
Smith
* ''
Filopaludina sumatrensis''
(Dunker, 1852)
** ''Filopaludina sumatrensis peninsularis''
Brandt, 1974
subgenus ''?''
* ''
Filopaludina bengalensis
''Filopaludina bengalensis'', also known as ''Bellamya bengalensis'', is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
This species is found in Iran, Ne ...
''
(Lamarck, 1818)
* ''
Filopaludina munensis
''Filopaludina'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Viviparidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Filopaludina Habe, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.m ...
''
Synonyms:
* ''Filopaludina doliaris'' (Gould, 1844) is a synonym of ''
Idiopoma doliaris
''Idiopoma doliaris'' is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
This species is found in Myanmar and in Thailand
Thailand ( ), histori ...
'' (Gould, 1844)
* ''Filopaludina mandahlbarthi''
is a synonym of ''
Sinotaia mandahlbarthi
''Sinotaia'' is a genus of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
Distribution of the genus ''Sinotaia'' include southeast Asia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Sinotaia'' inc ...
'' Brandt, 1968
* ''Filopaludina quadrata'' (Benson, 1842) is a synonym of ''
Sinotaia quadrata
''Sinotaia quadrata'' is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
Subspecies
Subspecies within this species include:
* ''Sinotaia quadrata quadrata''
* ''Sinotaia qua ...
'' (Benson, 1842)
* ''Filopaludina simonis'' Bavay, 1898 is a synonym of ''
Idiopoma simonis'' Bavay, 1898
Ecology
''Filopaludina'' sp. from
Vietnam serves as a second intermediate host for the parasitic
fluke
Fluke may refer to:
Biology
* Fluke (fish), a species of marine flatfish
* Fluke (tail), the lobes of the tail of a cetacean, such as dolphins or whales, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs
Mosasaurs (from Latin ''Mosa'' meaning the 'Meuse', and Greek ...
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Echinostoma revolutum
''Echinostoma revolutum'' is a trematode parasites, of which the adults can infect birds and mammals, including humans. In humans, it causes echinostomiasis..
Distribution
''Echinostoma revolutum'' is the most widely distributed species of the ...
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References
* Brandt R.A.M. (1974). ''The non-marine aquatic Mollusca of Thailand''. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 105: i-iv, 1-423
External links
Viviparidae
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