Bithynia siamensis
Bithynia siamensis is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
Subspecies
WHO recognized the following subspecies:
- Bithynia siamensis siamensis - synonym: Bithynia siamensis goniomphalus
- Bithynia siamensis funiculata
- Bithynia siamensis laevis
Bithynia siamensis and Bithynia funiculata were recognized as separate species in the 2012 IUCN Red List.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
The population of Bithynia siamensis fluctuates during the year.Bithynia siamensis serves as a first intermediate host for Southeast Asian liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. The number of excretory cells of the digestive system is increased in infected Bithynia siamensis.
Parasites of Bithynia siamensis include trematode Multicotyle purvisi.
