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Lentorbis carringtoni

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Lentorbis carringtoni
Drawing of apical, apertural and umbilical view of the shell of Lentorbis carringtoni.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Lentorbis
Species:
L. carringtoni
Binomial name
Lentorbis carringtoni
(de Azevedo et al., 1961)
Synonyms[1]
  • Segmentorbis carringtoni de Azevedo et al., 1961

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

Distribution

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Distribution of Lentorbis carringtoni include Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa.[1]

Description

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All species within family Planorbidae have sinistral shells.

Drawing of everted copulatory organ of Lentorbis carringtoni

References

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  1. ^ a b c Appleton C., Darwall W., Kaunda E., Kristensen T. K., Mailosi A. & Stensgaard A-S. (2009). Lentorbis carringtoni. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 4 December 2010.