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Biomphalaria peregrina

Biomphalaria peregrina

(d´Orbigny, 1835)

Family: Planorbidae
Order: Hygrophila
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Biomphalaria peregrina is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram´s horn snails.

The shell of this species, like all planorbids is sinistral in coiling, but is carried upside down and thus appears to be dextral.

Distribution: The distribution of this species is Neotropical and include: Peru, ...

Phylogeny: A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:

Source: Wikipedia, article Biomphalaria peregrina. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
25695707/01/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de general guido, General GuidoAlexis Mauro Aranciaga Rolando
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Biomphalaria peregrina – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.