Gyraulus convexiusculus
Species of gastropod
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Gyraulus convexiusculus is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
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| Gyraulus convexiusculus | |
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| Gyraulus convexiusculus shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Gyraulus |
| Species: | G. convexiusculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyraulus convexiusculus (Hutton, 1849) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Planorbis convexiusculus Hutton, 1849 | |
Distribution
Distribution of Gyraulus convexiusculus includes Sistan and Baluchestan Province and Yazd Province in Iran,[2] Afghanistan,[2] Thailand,[2] Nepal,[3] South Korea,[4] Vietnam.[5]
Ecology
Predators of include larvae of Luciola substriata.[6]
Gyraulus convexiusculus is the known first intermediate host of Artyfechinostomum malayanum.[7]
Gyraulus convexiusculus is a potential first and second intermediate host of Echinostoma cinetorchis in Korea, based on laboratory work.[8]
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[9]
