Lentorbis is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
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| Drawing of apical, apertural and umbilical view of the shell of Lentorbis carringtoni | |
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| Genus: | Lentorbis Mandahl-Barth, 1954[1]
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All species within family Planorbidae have sinistral shells.
Distribution
editThis genus lives in Africa.
Species
editSpecies within this genus include:
- Lentorbis carringtoni (de Azevedo et al., 1961)[2]
- Lentorbis junodi (Connolly, 1922)[3]
References
edit- ^ Mandahl-Barth (1954). Ann. Mus. Congo belge (Sér. 8) Sci. Zool., 32: 92.
- ^ Appleton, C.; Darwall, W.; Kaunda, E.; Kristensen, T.K.; Mailosi, A.; Stensgaard, A-S. (2010). "Lentorbis carringtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63440A12675517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63440A12675517.en. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C.; Lange, C. (2018). "Lentorbis junodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T165787A120115897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165787A120115897.en. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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