MolluscaBase taxon details
Biomphalaria choanomphala (E. von Martens, 1879)
1060869 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060869)
accepted
Species
Biomphalaria elegans Mandahl-Barth, 1954 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Planorbis choanomphalus E. von Martens, 1879 · unaccepted
recent only
(of Planorbis choanomphalus E. von Martens, 1879) Martens, E. von. (1879). Recente Conchylien aus dem Victoria Nianza (Ukerewe). <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1879: 103-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7795591
page(s): 103. [details]
page(s): 103. [details]
Holotype MBE
, Type locality contained in Victoria, Lake
Holotype MBE [details]
type locality contained in Victoria, Lake [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Biomphalaria choanomphala (E. von Martens, 1879). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060869 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Planorbis choanomphalus E. von Martens, 1879) Martens, E. von. (1879). Recente Conchylien aus dem Victoria Nianza (Ukerewe). <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1879: 103-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7795591
page(s): 103. [details]
original description (of Planorbis choanomphalus var. basisulcatus E. von Martens, 1897) Martens, E. von. (1897). Beschalte Weichthiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. In: Möbius, K.: Deutsch-Ostafrika. 4: i-v + 1-308. Berlin [Dietrich Reimer]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12943#/summary
page(s): 149, pl. 6, fig. 16. [details]
basis of record Brown D. S. (1994). <i>Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance</i>, revised 2nd edition. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. i-x, 1-607.
page(s): 209 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Kilias, R. (1967). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (3). I. Euthyneura (Pulmonata), Basommatophora, Lymnaeacea (2. Forts.), Ellobiacea und Amphibolacea. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Zoologisches Museum und Institut für Spezielle Zoologie (Berlin).</em> 43(1): 151-160., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19670430109
page(s): 152 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 103. [details]
original description (of Planorbis choanomphalus var. basisulcatus E. von Martens, 1897) Martens, E. von. (1897). Beschalte Weichthiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. In: Möbius, K.: Deutsch-Ostafrika. 4: i-v + 1-308. Berlin [Dietrich Reimer]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12943#/summary
page(s): 149, pl. 6, fig. 16. [details]
basis of record Brown D. S. (1994). <i>Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance</i>, revised 2nd edition. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. i-x, 1-607.
page(s): 209 [details] Available for editors

additional source Kilias, R. (1967). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (3). I. Euthyneura (Pulmonata), Basommatophora, Lymnaeacea (2. Forts.), Ellobiacea und Amphibolacea. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Zoologisches Museum und Institut für Spezielle Zoologie (Berlin).</em> 43(1): 151-160., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19670430109
page(s): 152 [details] Available for editors





Holotype MBE [details]
To Barcode of Life (49 barcodes)
To Conchology (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To Conchology (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To Conchology (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To GenBank (182 nucleotides; 141 proteins) (from synonym Planorbis choanomphalus E. von Martens, 1879)
To GenBank (182 nucleotides; 141 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Conchology (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To Conchology (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To Conchology (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Biomphalaria choanomphala)
To GenBank (182 nucleotides; 141 proteins) (from synonym Planorbis choanomphalus E. von Martens, 1879)
To GenBank (182 nucleotides; 141 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)