| Austropeplea viridis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Austropeplea |
| Species: | A. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropeplea viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lymnaea viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 | |
Austropeplea viridis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
- Russian Federation: Kuril Islands
- Japan
- South Korea
- China and Hong Kong
- Nepal
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam – it widely distributed in northern, central, and southern Vietnam.
- Indonesia (Papua)
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Guam
The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes:
- Australia
Description
The shell has 4.5–5 whorls.
The shape of the aperture is regularly oval. The width of the aperture is 3–4 mm. The height of the aperture is 5–6 mm.
The width of the shell is 4–6 mm. The height of the shell is 10–13 mm.
Habitat
Autropeplea viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.
Parasites
Parasites of Austropeplea viridis include:
- Orientocreadium batrachoides
- Fasciola hepatica
- In Vietnam, Austropeplea viridis serves as an intermediate host for the trematode Fasciola gigantica.
References
- ^ Köhler, F.; Rintelen, T. (2011). "Radix viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189499A8739688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189499A8739688.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Dung B. T., Doanh P. N., The D. T., Loan H. T., Losson B. & Caron Y. (2013). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lymnaeid Snails and Their Potential Role in Transmission of Fasciola spp. in Vietnam". Korean Journal of Parasitology 51(6): 657–662. doi:10.3347/kjp.2013.51.6.657.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Austropeplea viridis | |
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