Bulinus

Bulinus
A live individual of Bulinus wrighti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Subfamily: Bulininae
Tribe: Bulinini
Genus: Bulinus
O. F. Müller, 1781[1]
Diversity[2]
37 extant species,

at least 7 fossil species

Synonyms[3]
  • Bulinus (Bulinus) O. F. Müller, 1781· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bulinus (Isidora) Ehrenberg, 1831· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bulinus (Physopsis) F. Krauss, 1848· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) Crosse, 1879· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bullinus Oken, 1815 (an incorrect subsequent spelling of Bulinus)
  • Isidora Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Isidora (Physopsis) F. Krauss, 1848 (superseded combination)
  • Kosovia Atanacković, 1959[4]
  • Kosovia (Kosovia) Atanacković, 1959 † (junior synonym)
  • Limnaea (Bulinus) O.F. Müller, 1781
  • Physa (Isidora) Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Physa (Pyrgophysa) Crosse, 1879
  • Physopsis F. Krauss, 1848
  • Pulmobranchia Pelseneer, 1894
  • Pyrgophysa Crosse, 1879 (junior synonym)

Bulinus is a genus of small tropical freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Bulinidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.[5]

This genus is medically important because several species of Bulinus function as intermediate hosts for the schistosomiasis blood fluke.[6]

  1. ^ Müller O. F. 1781. Geschichte der Perlen-Blasen. Der Naturforscher 15: 1-20, Tab. I [= 1]. Halle.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Neubauer, Thomas A.; Mandic, Oleg; Harzhauser, Mathias; Jovanović, Gordana (2017). "The discovery of Bulinus (Pulmonata: Planorbidae) in a Miocene palaeolake in the Balkan Peninsula". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 83 (3): 1–9. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyx015.
  4. ^ Atanacković, M (1959). "Pliocène du Bassin de Kosovo (Serbie méridionale)". Geološki Glasnik. 3: 257–377.
  5. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulinus O. F. Müller, 1781. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224352 on 2020-06-27
  6. ^ Kane, R. A.; Stothard, J. R.; Emery, A. M.; Rollinson, D. (2008). "Molecular characterization of freshwater snails in the genus Bulinus: A role for barcodes?". Parasites & Vectors. 1 (1): 15. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-15. PMC 2441610. PMID 18544153.