Radix rubiginosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Superorder: | Hygrophila |
Family: | Lymnaeidae |
Genus: | Radix |
Species: | R. rubiginosa
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Binomial name | |
Radix rubiginosa (Michelin, 1831)
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Radix rubiginosa is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
This species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Radix auricularia.
This species occurs in its native range in:
It occurs as an introduced "hothouse alien" in:
The shape of the shell is elongated and cylindrical.[1] The shell has 5 whorls.[1]
The aperture is moderately expanded. The width of the aperture is 4–5 mm. The height of the aperture is 7–11 mm.[1]
The width of the shell is 5–8 mm. The height of the shell is 11–20 mm.[1]
This species inhabits small canals.[1]
Parasites of Radix rubiginosa include:
This species is sold in the ornamental pet trade as an item for freshwater aquaria.[6]