Afropomus
Genus of gastropods
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Afropomus balanoideus is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae (apple snails). It is the only species in the genus Afropomus.[4][5] Afropomus is the type genus of the subfamily Afropominae.[6]
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| A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Afropomus balanoideus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ampullariinae |
| Genus: | Afropomus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927[2] |
| Species: | A. balanoideus |
| Binomial name | |
| Afropomus balanoideus | |
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Based on the anatomy, mainly that of the reproductive system, Afropomus appears to be a primitive genus within the Ampullariidae.[4] This basal position of Afropomus within Ampullariidae has also been confirmed by molecular phylogeny.[7]
