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Biomphalaria

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Description

Biomphalaria is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomphalaria, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2291019	https://www.gbif.org/species/2291019
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	251927	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=251927

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : Biomphalaria

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Basommatophora : Planorbidae : Biomphalaria

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Pulmonata	Cuvier 1817
-	Basommatophora
-	Hygrophila	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Planorboidea	Rafinesque 1815
family	Planorbidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Biomphalaria	Preston 1910

Scientific Name

Biomphalaria Preston, 1910

Name Published In

Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (8)6(35): 535, pl. 7, figs. 26, 26a

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Biomphalaria	genus	belongs to Planorbidae	stated without evidence	Kittle and Portell, 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

3 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

56.0 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene

Environment

freshwater (based on Planorbidae)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Pulmonata)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Pulmonata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

B. A. Kittle and R. W. Portell. 2010. Mollusca: Fort Thompson Formation (Late Pleistocene). Florida Fossil Invertebrates 12:1-32

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomphalaria

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Australorbis hebeiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Australorbis huailinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria albicans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria alexandrina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria altivolvis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria amazonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria andecola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria angulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria arabica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria barthi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria belizensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria boliviensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria boucardianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria camerunensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria cascadensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria choanomphala species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Biomphalaria convoluta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria costata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria cousini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria crequii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria edisoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria equatoria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria esferoidalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria fieldi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria glabrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria gracilenta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria hardmani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria havanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria haydeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria helophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria hondurasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria incerta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria intermedia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria itaboraiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria jiangsuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria kirengensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria kishenehnensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria kuhniana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria laevigata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria molino species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria monserratensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria nicaraguana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria obstructa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria occidentalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria odhneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria oligoza species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria orbicula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria orbignyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria paciacensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria pallida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria panamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria peregrina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria petenensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria pfeifferi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria prona species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria pseudoammonia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria raimondi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria retusus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria reversa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria rhodesiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria rillyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria ruppellii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria salinarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria sanjosensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria schrammi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria sericea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria smithi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria sparnacensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria spectabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria spira species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria stanleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria straminea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria subcingulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria subovata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria subprona species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria sudanica species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Biomphalaria tchadiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria tenagophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria tepicensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria thermala species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria trigyra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria utahensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria vasseuri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria walteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biomphalaria youngi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platytaphius mirus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Afroplanorbis Thiele, 1931	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : *Afroplanorbis*
Lateorbis F.C.Baker, 1945	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : *Lateorbis*
Tropicorbis A.P.Brown & Pilsbry, 1914	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : *Tropicorbis*
Syrioplanorbis F.C.Baker, 1945	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : *Syrioplanorbis*
Heterodiscus Westerlund, 1903	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : *Heterodiscus*
Obstructio Haas, 1939	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : *Obstructio*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1910	Biomphalaria Preston
2010	Biomphalaria Kittle and Portell p. 30

References

Kittle B. A., Portell R. W. (2010) Mollusca: Fort Thompson Formation (Late Pleistocene), Florida Fossil Invertebrates 12, 1-32

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Preston, H.B. (1910). LX.— Additions to the non-Marine molluscan fauna of British and German East Africa and Lake Abert Edward. Journal of Natural History Series 8. 6(35): 526-536. - via World Register of Marine Species

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) 6 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Boss, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 735 Biomphalaria Preston, 1910 (Gastropoda): grant under the Plenary Powers of precedence over Planorbina Haldeman, 1842, Taphius H. & A. Adams, 1855, and Armigerus Clessin, 1884.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 22(2), 94-99 (1965) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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