Filopaludina javanica
Species of gastropod
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Filopaludina javanica or Idiopoma javanica[1] is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.
| Filopaludina javanica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Viviparidae |
| Genus: | Filopaludina |
| Species: | F. javanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Filopaludina javanica (von dem Busch, 1844)[2] | |
| Synonyms[1][3] | |
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Vivipara javanica von dem Busch, 1844 | |
Subspecies
Distribution
Description
The height of the shell is 30–35 mm.[5]
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Ecology
This species inhabits ponds, rice fields and irrigation channels.[1]
Parasites of Filopaludina javanica include Echinostoma echinatum[6][7] (see also Beaver et al. 1984).[8]
Human use
Filopaludina javanica is prepared by boiling and it used often as part of the cuisine of Java.[9]
