Bulinus abyssinicus
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Bulinus abyssinicus

Bulinus abyssinicus is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.

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The specific name abyssinicus is after Abyssinia, which was the historic name for the Ethiopian Empire, where its type locality is.

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Appearance

The width of the shell is 9 mm. The height of the shell is 14 mm.

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The diploid chromosome number is 2n = 36.

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Distribution

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The distribution of Bulinus abyssinicus includes the Lower Valley of the Awash, Ethiopia and Somalia.

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The type locality is "southern Abyssinia", which means the Ethiopian Empire, now Ethiopia.

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Habits and Lifestyle

This small snail resides in marshes and in pools.

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This species is an intermediate host for Schistosoma bovis and Schistosoma haematobium.

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References

1. Bulinus abyssinicus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulinus_abyssinicus
2. Bulinus abyssinicus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/184755/8327245

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