Lymnaea columella in northern Brazil

The occurrence of a mollusc of the family Lymnaeidae is recorded for the first time in Brazil north of parallel 15ºS, as a result of the finding of Lymnaea columella in Manus and Benjamin Constant, state of Amazonas. A description is given of its shell, renal organ, genital system and radula, pointi...

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Main Author: W. Lobato Paraense
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1983-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761983000400011