Planorbidae
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Planorbidae is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, commonly known as ramshorn snails, characterized by their coiled, planispiral shells and widespread occurrence in aquatic habitats.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gastropod family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| clade | Panpulmonata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Gastropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
ramshorn snails
ⓘ
ram’s horn snails ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
biofilm ⓘ decaying plant material ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
detritus recycler
ⓘ
periphyton grazer ⓘ prey for aquatic insects ⓘ prey for fish ⓘ |
| eggLaying | gelatinous egg masses ⓘ |
| feedingType |
detritivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| fertilization | internal fertilization ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionBy | Rafinesque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| foundInContinent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ ponds ⓘ slow-moving rivers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | muscular foot crawling ⓘ |
| medicalSignificance |
intermediate hosts of parasitic trematodes
ⓘ
some species transmit schistosomiasis ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Biomphalaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyraulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Helisoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Planorbella ⓘ Planorbis ⓘ |
| phylum | Mollusca ⓘ |
| reproductionType | hermaphroditic ⓘ |
| respirationType | air-breathing ⓘ |
| respiratoryOrgan | pulmonate lung ⓘ |
| shellCoiling |
coiled
ⓘ
sinistral ⓘ |
| shellShape | discoidal ⓘ |
| shellType | planispiral ⓘ |
| subclass | Heterobranchia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Planorboidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
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