Afropomus
| Afropomus balanoidea | |
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| A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Afropomus balanoidea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda informal group Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Ampullarioidea |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Subfamily: | Afropominae |
| Genus: |
Afropomus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 |
| Species: | A. balanoidea |
| Binomial name | |
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Afropomus balanoidea (Gould, 1850) |
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Afropomus balanoidea is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails and their allies.
Afropomus balanoidea is the only species in the genus Afropomus.Afropomus is the type genus of the subfamily Afropominae.
Based on the anatomy, mainly that of the reproductive system, Afropomus appears to be a primitive genus within the Ampullariidae. This basal position of Afropomus within Ampullariidae has also been confirmed by molecular phylogeny.
Subspecies of Afropomus balanoidea include:
The distribution of Afropomus balanoidea includes:
The type locality is Cape Mount in Liberia.
Its presence in Ghana is uncertain.
The shape of the shell is ovate.
The width of the shell is 20 mm. The height of the shell is 22–23 mm.
Afropomus balanoidea lives in clean water in ditches, creeks and small rivers. It requires a high concentration of oxygen.
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