Robertsiella Explained

Robertsiella is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae.

Distribution

The distribution of Robertsiella includes Malaysia.

Species

Species within the genus Robertsiella include:

• Robertsiella gismanni Davis & Greer, 1980
• Robertsiella kaporensis Davis & Greer, 1980
• Robertsiella silvicola Attwood, Lokman & Ong, 2005^[1]

Notes and References

1. Attwood S. W., Lokman H. S. & Ong K. Y. (2005). "Robertsiella silvicola, a new species of triculine snail (Caenogastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) from peninsular Malaysia, intermediate host of Schistosoma malayensis (Trematoda: Digenea)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 71(4): 379-391. .