''Hovorbis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of air-breathing
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 in the family
Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase (2018). Hovorbis D.S. Brown & Mandahl-Barth, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060916 on 2019-01-15]
Species
* ''
Hovorbis coretus''
(de Blainville, 1826)
* ''
Hovorbis crassilabrum''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Hovorbis rodriguezensis''
(Crosse, 1873)
* ''
Hovorbis starmuehlneri''
(Brown, 1980)
References
External links
Brown D.S. & Mandahl-Barth G. (1973). TWO NEW GENERA OF PLANORBIDAE FROM AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 40: 287-302
Planorbidae
Gastropod genera
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