''Biomphalaria salinarum'' is a

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of air-breathing

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, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod

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in the

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Planorbidae, the

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's horn snails. This is a ''

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''.

Distribution

This species is found in

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and

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and e ...

References

* Morelet, A. (1867 ated 1868. Voyage du Dr Friederich Welwitsch exécuté par ordre du Gouvernement Portugais dans les royaumes d'Angola et de Benguella (Afrique équinoxiale). Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles. Baillière et fils, Paris/London/New York. 1–102, 9 pls, map. * Brown D.S. (1994). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance, 2nd edition. London: Taylor and Francis, 607 p. * Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. Annals of the South African Museum 33: 1–660.

External links

Jarne, P.; Pointier, J.-P.; David, P. (2011). Biosystematics of Biomphalaria spp. with an Emphasis on Biomphalaria glabrata. Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes. 1-32
Biomphalaria Gastropods described in 1868 Freshwater snails of Africa Invertebrates of Angola Invertebrates of Namibia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Planorbidae-stub