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Class
 Gastropoda 
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Class_C
 腹足綱 
Order
Basommatophora 
Order_C
 基眼目 
Family
 Planorbidae 
Family_C
 扁蜷科 
Genus_C
 紅扁蜷屬 
Scientific Name
Biomphalaria glabrata
Nomenclator
 (Say, 1818) 
Chinese Name
 紅扁蜷  China Name
Chinese Common Name
 蘋果螺 
Synonym
  
English Common Name
  
Area
 台灣
Taiwan
Distribution
Habitat
 棲息在池塘水田中。
Shell Character
 殼不透明且質薄，為扁平圓盤狀，上下2邊均為向內凹陷。體螺層周圍無稜角，殼頂寬且深陷。殼口極寬，殼口和螺層有明顯交疊。
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