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Bulinus truncatus
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A side view of the shell of Bulinus truncatus
Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Bulinus (Bulinus) truncatus (Audoin, 1827) (new combination)
  • Bulinus (Isidora) dybowskii P. Fischer, 1891· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bulinus (Isidora) truncatus (Audouin, 1827)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bulinus (Isidora) truncatus rohlfsi (Clessin, 1886) (junior synonym)
  • Bulinus (Isidora) truncatus truncatus (Audouin, 1827)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bulinus dybowskii P. Fischer, 1891
  • Bulinus guernei (Dautzenberg, 1890) (junior synonym)
  • Bulinus hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1831) (junior synonym)
  • Bulinus rohlfsi (Clessin, 1886)
  • Bulinus sericinus (Jickeli, 1874) (a junior synonym)
  • Bullinus (Isidora) mussolinii Piersanti, 1940 (a junior synonym)
  • Isidora guernei Dautzenberg, 1890 (junior synonym)
  • Isidora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Isidora sericina Jickeli, 1874 (a junior synonym)
  • Physa (Isidora) vaneyi Germain, 1907
  • Physa coulboisi Bourguignat, 1888 (junior synonym)
  • Physa mutandaensis Preston, 1913 (junior synonym)
  • Physa rohlfsi Clessin, 1886 (a junior synonym)
  • Physa truncata Audouin, 1827

Bulinus truncatus is a type of freshwater snail that breathes air. It has a special shell that coils to the left, which is called a "sinistral" shell. This snail lives in water and is a kind of mollusk, like clams or octopuses. It belongs to a group of snails sometimes called "ram's horn snails" because of their shell shape.

Where This Snail Lives

Bulinus truncatus can be found in many places around the world. These snails live in:

  • Parts of Africa, including Egypt, Morocco, Congo, Malawi, and Ethiopia.
  • Senegal in Western Africa, as observed in 2011.
  • Areas of Spain, like El Ejido and Villena, as observed in 2014.
  • Mainland France and the island of Corsica.
  • Mainland Greece and the island of Crete.
  • Italy, including the islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
  • Portugal and Malta.
  • The Middle East, in countries like Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, and Yemen.

Role in Nature

This snail plays a role in the natural world as an intermediate host. This means it can carry certain tiny organisms that need the snail to complete part of their life cycle. For example, it can host organisms like Schistosoma haematobium and Paramphistomum cervi. These organisms can sometimes affect other animals.

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