Gyraulus convexiusculus

Gyraulus convexiusculus is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Gyraulus convexiusculus
Gyraulus convexiusculus shell
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Planorbidae
Genus:	Gyraulus
Species:	G. convexiusculus
Binomial name
Gyraulus convexiusculus (Hutton, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
Planorbis convexiusculus Hutton, 1849

Distribution

Distribution of Gyraulus convexiusculus includes Sistan and Baluchestan Province and Yazd Province in Iran,^[2] Afghanistan,^[2] Thailand,^[2] Nepal,^[3] South Korea,^[4] Vietnam.^[5]

Ecology

Predators of include larvae of Luciola substriata.^[6]

Gyraulus convexiusculus is the known first intermediate host of Artyfechinostomum malayanum.^[7]

Gyraulus convexiusculus is a potential first and second intermediate host of Echinostoma cinetorchis in Korea, based on laboratory work.^[8]

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.^[9]