Parafossarulus striatulus
Species of gastropod
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Parafossarulus striatulus is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.[2]
| Parafossarulus striatulus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bithyniidae |
| Genus: | Parafossarulus |
| Species: | P. striatulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parafossarulus striatulus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paludina striatula Benson, 1842 | |
Parafossarulus striatulus is the type species of the genus Parafossarulus.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
- northern Vietnam,[3]
- Shandong Province,[4] Hunan province[5] in China.
Parasites
Parafossarulus striatulus is a host for:
- Clonorchis sinensis[6]
- Metorchis orientalis[7]
- Echinochasmus japonicus[8]
Parafossarulus striatulus serves as the first intermediate host for trematode Holostephanus sp. 2 and for Pleurogenidae gen. sp. 2.[3]
