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    Gyraulus costulatus is a species of freshwater snail found in Africa. It lives in bodies of fresh water and breathes air. Its distribution includes many countries in Africa. It has a sinistral shell and is considered a least concern species by the IUCN.

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    Gyraulus costulatus is a species of freshwater snail found in Africa. It lives in bodies of fresh water and breathes air. Its distribution includes many countries in Africa. It has a sinistral shell and is considered a least concern species by the IUCN.

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    Gyraulus costulatus

    Gyraulus costulatus is a species of air-breathing freshwater


    snail, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gyraulus costulatus
    Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

    Distribution
    Gyraulus costulatus is widespread in Africa and distribution of
    Gyraulus costulatus include Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana,
    Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
    Chad, Congo, Egypt, mainland of the Equatorial Guinea,
    Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-
    Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania; Mozambique,
    Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa,
    Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

    Drawing of apical and apertural view


    Description
    of the shell of Gyraulus costulatus.
    All species within family Planorbidae have sinistral shells. Conservation status

    References
    1. Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C.; Appleton, C.; Ghamizi, M.; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
    Jørgensen, A.; Kristensen, T.K.; Lange, C.;
    Stensgaard, A.-S. (2018). "Gyraulus costulatus" (http Scientific classification
    s://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165767/120115499).
    Kingdom: Animalia
    IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018:
    e.T165767A120115499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018- Phylum: Mollusca
    2.RLTS.T165767A120115499.en (https://doi.org/10.2
    305%2FIUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165767A12011549 Class: Gastropoda
    9.en). Retrieved 18 November 2021. Subclass: Heterobranchia
    Superorder: Hygrophila
    External links Family: Planorbidae
    Genus: Gyraulus
    Species: G. costulatus
    Binomial name
    Gyraulus costulatus
    (Krauss, 1848)
    Synonyms[1]

    Gyraulus exilis Mandahl-


    Barth, 1954
    Planorbis costulatus Krauss,
    1848

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyraulus_costulatus&oldid=1080892564"

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