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Scientific classification

Biomphalaria alexandrina is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.

Distribution
Habitat
Feeding habits
Parasites
Hybrid
Phylogeny

Distribution

This species occur in Egypt

Habitat

Biomphalaria alexandrina lives in freshwater, for example in irrigation canals.

Feeding habits

In captivity, Biomphalaria alexandrina can be fed on boiled leaves of lettuce.

Parasites

Biomphalaria alexandrina serves as an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni

Hybrid

There is a known hybrid Biomphalaria glabrata × Biomphalaria alexandrina, from Egypt.

Phylogeny

A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:

Biomphalaria

	Biomphalaria stanleyi

	Biomphalaria pfeifferi

Biomphalaria camerunensis

Nilotic species complex

	Biomphalaria sudanica

	Biomphalaria choanomphala

Biomphalaria alexandrina

Biomphalaria smithi

Biomphalaria glabrata

Biomphalaria straminea complex

	Biomphalaria kuhniana

	Biomphalaria straminea

	Biomphalaria straminea

	Biomphalaria intermedia

	Biomphalaria amazonica

	Biomphalaria sp.

	Biomphalaria tenagophila

	Biomphalaria occidentalis

	Biomphalaria prona

	Biomphalaria andecola

Biomphalaria sp. (? Biomphalaria havanensis)

	Biomphalaria sp. (? Biomphalaria havanensis)

	Biomphalaria temascalensis

Biomphalaria obstructa

Biomphalaria helophila

Biomphalaria peregrina

Biomphalaria schrammi

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