Filopaludina bengalensis explained

Filopaludina bengalensis, also known as Bellamya bengalensis, is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.

Distribution

This species is found in Iran, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh.

Ecology

Parasites of Filopaludina bengalensis include trematode Lissemysia ocellata and Lissemysia ovata.^[1]

Human use

It is used as a food source for humans.

Notes and References

1. Alevs. Philippe V.. Vieira. Fabiano M.. Santos. Cláudia P.. Scholz. Tomáš. Luque. José L.. 2015-02-12. A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World. Zootaxa. en. 3918. 3. 339–96. 10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.2. 25781098. 1175-5334.