Helisoma Explained

Helisoma is a genus of freshwater air-breathing snails, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Synonym:

• Carinifex Binney, 1864^[1]

Helisoma snails are an intermediate host of Megalodiscus temperatus.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Helisoma include:

• Helisoma anceps, sometimes known as Planorbella anceps
• Helisoma campanulatum (Say, 1821) : synonym of Planorbella campanulata (Say, 1821)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Carinifex Binney in Carpenter, 1864 . www.marinespecies.org . 31 January 2021.
2. Bolek. M.G.. Janovy. J.. 2008. Alternative life cycle strategies of Megalodiscus temperatus in tadpoles and metamorphosed anurans. Parasite. 15. 3. 396–401. 10.1.1.621.1582. 10.1051/parasite/2008153396. 1252-607X. 18814713.