Indoplanorbis exustus

Indoplanorbis exustus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Bulinidae
Genus: Indoplanorbis
Species:
I. exustus
Binomial name
Indoplanorbis exustus
(Deshayes, 1834)
Synonyms
List
  • Planorbis (Helisoma) pelseneeri Dupuis, 1931
  • Planorbis (Indoplanorbis) exustus (Deshayes, 1833)
  • Planorbis brunneus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
  • Planorbis circumspissus Morelet, 1863
  • Planorbis coromandelicus Dunker, 1850
  • Planorbis eburneus G. B. Sowerby II, 1877
  • Planorbis exustus Deshayes, 1833
  • Planorbis hindu Clessin, 1885
  • Planorbis indicus W. H. Benson, 1836
  • Planorbis indicus var. zonatus Clessin, 1886
  • Planorbis merguiensis Hanley & Theobald, 1876
  • Planorbis modicus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
  • Planorbis orientalis Deshayes, 1838
  • Planorbis zebrinus Dunker, 1856
  • Planorbis zonatus Clessin, 1884

Indoplanorbis exustus is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the ram's horn snail family Bulinidae. The species is widely distributed across the tropics. It 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.