Species of gastropod
Bulinus forskalii
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an apertural view of the shell of Bulinus forskalii
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Superorder:
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Hygrophila
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Family:
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Planorbidae
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Genus:
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Bulinus
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Species:
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B. forskalii
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Binomial name
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Bulinus forskalii
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Synonyms[1]
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- Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)· accepted, alternate representation
- Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) mariei (Crosse, 1879) (junior synonym)
- Isidora forskalii Ehrenberg, 1831
- Physa apiculata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
- Physa capillacea Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
- Physa clavulata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
- Physa gradata Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898
- Physa semiplicata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
- Physa turriculata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
- Physa wahlbergi F. Krauss, 1848
- Pyrgophysa mariei Crosse, 1879
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Bulinus forskalii is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bulinidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.[2]