Pettancylus tenuis
| Pettancylus tenuis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Pettancylus |
| Species: | P. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pettancylus tenuis (Bourguignat, 1862) | |
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Pettancylus tenuis is a species of a freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod in the family Planorbidae.
Distribution
This species is found in India.
Ecology
The population trend of this species is unknown.[1]
Pettancylus tenuis is considered as a suspected host of Schistosoma haematobium in India.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Madhyastha, A.; Rintelen, T. (2011). "Ferrissia tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T175086A7095326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T175086A7095326.en. Retrieved 16 September 2014.