''Gyraulus convexiusculus'' is a
species
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of
freshwater snail
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, an
aquatic pulmonate
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the family
Planorbidae, the
ram's horn snails.
Distribution
Distribution of ''Gyraulus convexiusculus'' includes
Sistan and Baluchestan Province and
Yazd Province in
Iran
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,
Afghanistan,
Thailand,
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
,
South Korea
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,
Vietnam
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.
Ecology
Predators of include larvae of ''
Luciola substriata''.
''Gyraulus convexiusculus'' is the known first intermediate host of ''
Artyfechinostomum malayanum''.
''Gyraulus convexiusculus'' is a potential first and second intermediate host of ''
Echinostoma cinetorchis
''Echinostoma cinetorchis'' is a species of human intestinal fluke, a trematode in the family Echinostomatidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Korea.
Hosts
Hosts of ''Echinostoma cinetorchis'' include:
* ''Cipangopaludina chinensis'' (Gray ...
'' in Korea, based on laboratory work.
Human use
It is a part of ornamental
pet trade for
freshwater aquaria.
References
Gyraulus
Gastropods described in 1849
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