Biomphalaria peregrina explained

Biomphalaria peregrina is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

The shell of this species, like all planorbids is sinistral in coiling, but is carried upside down and thus appears to be dextral.

Distribution

The distribution of this species is Neotropical and include: Peru, ...

Phylogeny

A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:^[1]

Further reading

• Paraense . W. L. . 2003 . Planorbidae, Lymnaeidae and Physidae of Peru (Mollusca: Basommatophora) . Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz . 98 . 6. 767–771 . 10.1590/s0074-02762003000600010. 14595453 . free .

Notes and References

1. 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003769 . Dejong . R. J. . Morgan . J. A. . Paraense . W. L. . Pointier . J. P. . Amarista . M. . Ayeh-Kumi . P. F. . Babiker . A. . Barbosa . C. S. . Brémond . P. . Pedro Canese . A. . De Souza . C. P. . Dominguez . C. . File . S. . Gutierrez . A. . Incani . R. N. . Kawano . T. . Kazibwe . F. . Kpikpi . J. . Lwambo . N. J. . Mimpfoundi . R. . Njiokou . F. . Noël Poda . J. . Sene . M. . Velásquez . L. E. . Yong . M. . Adema . C. M. . Hofkin . B. V. . Mkoji . G. M. . Loker . E. S. . Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni . Molecular Biology and Evolution . 18 . 12 . 2225–2239 . 2001 . 11719572. free .