Indoplanorbis

Indoplanorbis
Indoplanorbis exustus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Bulinidae
Subfamily: Bulininae
Genus: Indoplanorbis
Annandale & Prashad, 1921
Species
Synonyms
  • Planorbis (Indoplanorbis) Annandale & Prashad, 1921

Indoplanorbis is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the ram's horn snails family Bulinidae. The only extant species is widely distributed across the tropics and serves as an important intermediate host for several trematode parasites. The invasive nature and ecological tolerance of Indoplanorbis exustus add to its importance in veterinary and medical science.