Snail species of Viviparidae in Vietnam

Dang Ngoc Thanh, Ho Thanh Hai, Duong Ngoc Cuong
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  • Dang Ngoc Thanh VAST
  • Ho Thanh Hai
  • Duong Ngoc Cuong

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https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v26n2.6872

Abstract

Based on analysing snail samples of Viviparidae collected from 1975 (maily in southern part of Vietnam) at the same time with revision on taxonomy of this family, research results show that this snail of Viviparidae has 9 species belong to 5 gennera in Vietnam: Cipangopaludina lecythoides (Benson, 1856); Idiopoma umbilicata (Lea, 1856); Filopaludina sumatrensis (Dunker, 1852); Sinotaia aeruginosa (Reeve, 1863); Angulyagra polyzonata (Frauenfeld, 1862); Angulyagra duchieri (Fischer, 1908); Angulyagra boettgeri (Heude, 1890); Mekongia hainesiana (Lea, 1957); and Mekongia lithophaga (Heude, 1889).

The key of identifation for snail of Viviparidae in Vietnam and some remarkes on taxonomic position of some species such as C. leycithoides, I. Umblicata, F. sumatrensis as well as species group of gennera: Angulyagra, Sinotaia those that are given also in this paper.

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Published

03-09-2015

How to Cite

Thanh, D. N., Hai, H. T., & Cuong, D. N. (2015). Snail species of Viviparidae in Vietnam. Academia Journal of Biology, 26(2), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v26n2.6872

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