MolluscaBase taxon details
Biomphalaria alexandrina (Ehrenberg, 1831)
1060864 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060864)
accepted
Species
Planorbis alexandrinus Ehrenberg, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Biomphalaria alexandrina tanganyicensis (E. A. Smith, 1881) accepted as Biomphalaria sudanica (E. von Martens, 1870)
- Subspecies Biomphalaria alexandrina wansoni Mandahl-Barth, 1957 accepted as Biomphalaria camerunensis (C. R. Boettger, 1941) (a junior synonym)
recent only
(of Planorbis alexandrinus Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): № 3, p. 18 [details]
page(s): № 3, p. 18 [details]
Type locality contained in Nile delta
type locality contained in Nile delta [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Biomphalaria alexandrina (Ehrenberg, 1831). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060864 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Planorbis alexandrinus Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): № 3, p. 18 [details]
basis of record Jarne, P., Pointier, J.-P. & David, P. (2011). Biosystematics of <i>Biomphalaria</i> spp. with an emphasis on <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i>. <em>Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes.</em> 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7028-2_1 [details]
page(s): № 3, p. 18 [details]
basis of record Jarne, P., Pointier, J.-P. & David, P. (2011). Biosystematics of <i>Biomphalaria</i> spp. with an emphasis on <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i>. <em>Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes.</em> 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7028-2_1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
