Campeloma decisum
Campeloma decisum, common name the pointed campeloma, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
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| A shell and an operculum of Campeloma decisum | |
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| Species: | C. decisum |
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| Campeloma decisum (Say, 1817) | |
Description
Right lateral view of a shell of Campeloma decisum
C. decisum can be found in freshwater ecosystems throughout eastern North America. The species is capable of both sexual reproduction and parthenogenesis. [1] They typically reproduce when they're a year old, and live approximately three years. The species is sexually dimorphic. [2]
Ecology
Parasites of Campeloma decisum include trematode Aspidogaster conchicola.[3]
References
- Johnson, Steven G (1992). "Spontaneous and hybrid origins of parthenogenesis in Campeloma decisum (freshwater prosobranch snail)". Heredity. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. 68 (3): 253–261. doi:10.1038/hdy.1992.38. ISSN 0018-067X.
- Brown, Kenneth M.; Varza, Dennis; Richardson, Terry D. (1989). "Life Histories and Population Dynamics of Two Subtropical Snails (Prosobranchia:Viviparidae)". Journal of the North American Benthological Society. [University of Chicago Press, Society for Freshwater Science]. 8 (3): 222–228. JSTOR 1467325. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- Alevs, Philippe V.; Vieira, Fabiano M.; Santos, Cláudia P.; Scholz, Tomáš; Luque, José L. (2015-02-12). "A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World". Zootaxa. 3918 (3): 339–96. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25781098.
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