Marine Species Traits - Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818)

(of Planorbis glabratus Say, 1818) Say T. (1818). Account of two new genera, and several new species, of fresh water and land snails. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1: 276-284., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680546
page(s): 280 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in South Carolina

type locality contained in South Carolina [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848622 on 2025-05-18

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original description (of Planorbis glabratus Say, 1818) Say T. (1818). Account of two new genera, and several new species, of fresh water and land snails. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1: 276-284., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680546
page(s): 280 [details]

original description (of Planorbis guadaloupensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]

original description (of Planorbis olivaceus Spix, 1827) Wagner, J. A. (1827). Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis augustissimi suscepto, collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de Spix (...), digessit, descripsit et observationibus illustravit Dr. J. A. Wagner. Munich: C. Wolf. pp. i-iv, 1-36, plates 1-29. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39465053
page(s): 26, pl. 18, fig. 1-2 [details]

original description (of Planorbis ferrugineus Spix, 1827) Wagner, J. A. (1827). Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis augustissimi suscepto, collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de Spix (...), digessit, descripsit et observationibus illustravit Dr. J. A. Wagner. Munich: C. Wolf. pp. i-iv, 1-36, plates 1-29. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39465053 [details]

original description (of Planorbis albescens Spix, 1827) Wagner, J. A. (1827). Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis augustissimi suscepto, collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de Spix (...), digessit, descripsit et observationibus illustravit Dr. J. A. Wagner. Munich: C. Wolf. pp. i-iv, 1-36, plates 1-29. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39465053 [details]

original description (of Planorbis viridis Spix, 1827) Wagner, J. A. (1827). Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis augustissimi suscepto, collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de Spix (...), digessit, descripsit et observationibus illustravit Dr. J. A. Wagner. Munich: C. Wolf. pp. i-iv, 1-36, plates 1-29. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39465053 [details]

original description (of Planorbis antillarum H. Beck, 1838) Beck, H. (1837-1838). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 120 [details]

original description (of Planorbis concavospira Anton, 1838) Anton, H. E. (1838). Verzeichniss der Conchylien welche sich in der Sammlung von Herrmann Eduard Anton befinden. Herausgegeben von dem Besitzer. Halle: Anton. xvi + 110 pp. [Title page dated 1839, but volume actually published in 1838; see Cernohorsky, 1978, The Veliger 20(3): 299]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11967421
page(s): 50 [details]

original description (of Planorbis dentifer J. Moricand, 1853) Moricand, J. (1853). Description d'une espèce du genre Planorbis. Journal de Conchyliologie. 4: 37-38. [details]

original description (of Planorbis xerampelinus Drouët, 1859) Drouët, H. (1859). Essai sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Guyane française. Mémoires de la Société Académique de l'Aube. 23: 1-116, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13059534
page(s): 76 [details]

original description (of Planorbis antiguensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1877) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1877). Monograph of the genus Planorbis. In: Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 20: pls 1-14 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [1877, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8230441
page(s): pl. 11, species 92 [details]

original description (of Planorbis bahiensis Dunker, 1850) Küster, H. C.; Dunker, W.; Clessin, S. (1841-1886). Die Familie der Limnaeiden enthaltend die Genera Planorbis, Limnaeus, Physa und Amphipeplea. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, I.17: Tit.+430 pp., 55 Publication dates after Coan & Kabat, 2017: pp 1-8 [1841]; pl. 1 [1843]; pp. 9-20, pls 2-4, 16 [1844]; pp. 21-28, 35-62, pls 5-10 [1850]; pp 29-24, 35a, 36a [1878]; pp. 63-94, pls 11-15, 17 [1882]; pp. 95-110, pls 18-22 [1883]; pp. 111-222, pls 23-39 [1884]; pp. 223-310, pls 40-50 [1885]; pp. 359-430 [1886]. (pp. 1-28 by Küster, pp. 35-62 by Dunker, and pp. 29-34, 35a-36a and 63-430 by Clessin). , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52393257
page(s): 51, pl. 8, figs 13-18 [details]

original description (of Planorbis becki Dunker, 1850) Dunker, W. (1850). Die Familie der Limnaeiden enthaltend die Genera Planorbis, Limnaeus, Physa und Amphipeplea. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. 1(17): 21-28, 35-62, plates 5-10.
page(s): 48, pl. 8, fig 4-6 [details]

original description (of Planorbis bolivianus Dunker, 1850) Küster, H. C.; Dunker, W.; Clessin, S. (1841-1886). Die Familie der Limnaeiden enthaltend die Genera Planorbis, Limnaeus, Physa und Amphipeplea. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, I.17: Tit.+430 pp., 55 Publication dates after Coan & Kabat, 2017: pp 1-8 [1841]; pl. 1 [1843]; pp. 9-20, pls 2-4, 16 [1844]; pp. 21-28, 35-62, pls 5-10 [1850]; pp 29-24, 35a, 36a [1878]; pp. 63-94, pls 11-15, 17 [1882]; pp. 95-110, pls 18-22 [1883]; pp. 111-222, pls 23-39 [1884]; pp. 223-310, pls 40-50 [1885]; pp. 359-430 [1886]. (pp. 1-28 by Küster, pp. 35-62 by Dunker, and pp. 29-34, 35a-36a and 63-430 by Clessin). , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52393257
page(s): 60, pl. 10, figs 35-37; note: name attributed to Philippi [details]

original description (of Planorbis blauneri Germain, 1921) Germain, L. (1921-1924). Catalogue of the Planorbidae in the Indian Museum (Natural History), Calcutta. Records of the Indian Museum. 21(1): 1-80 (12 December 1921); 21 (2): 81-128 (14 September 1922); 21(3): 129-194 (28 February 1923); 21(4): 195-210, 3 pp. title page; Dates of publication in parts; Table des matières), pl. 1-4. Calcutta., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11184004 [details]

original description (of Planorbis confusus Lutz, 1918) Lutz, A. (1918). On Brasilian fresh-water shells of the genus Planorbis. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 10(1): 45-61., available online at http://memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br/pdf/Tomo10/tomo10(f1-1)_45-61.pdf [details]

original description (of Planorbis (Planorbina) preglabratus W. B. Marshall, 1926) Marshall, W. B. (1926). New fossil fresh-water mollusks from Florida. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 68(2612): 1-4, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7610769
page(s): 2, pl. 1, figs. 1-3 [details]

original description (of Australorbis glabratus christopherensis Pilsbry, 1934) Pilsbry, H. A. (1934). Review of the Planorbidae of Florida, with notes on other members of the family. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 86: 29-66., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/4064146
page(s): 58 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Planorbis (Planorbina) blauneri Germain, 1921) Germain, L. (1921-1924). Catalogue of the Planorbidae in the Indian Museum (Natural History), Calcutta. Records of the Indian Museum. 21(1): 1-80 (12 December 1921); 21 (2): 81-128 (14 September 1922); 21(3): 129-194 (28 February 1923); 21(4): 195-210, 3 pp. title page; Dates of publication in parts; Table des matières), pl. 1-4. Calcutta., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11184004
page(s): 47-48, pl. 4, figs. 2, 7, 17 [details]

additional source Appleton, C.C. (2003). Alien and invasive fresh water Gastropoda in South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 28(1): 69–81.
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additional source Gomez, J. D., Malek, E. A. & Vargas, M. (1989). Species of Biomphalaria in the Dominican Republic with ecology of B. glabrata. Journal of Medical and Applied Malacology. 1: 173-181. [details]

additional source Gomez, J. D., Vargas, M. & Malek, E. A. (1986). Freshwater mollusks of the Dominican Republic. The Nautilus. 100(4): 130-134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277368 [details]

additional source Gomez, J. D., Vargas, M. & Malek, E. A. (1986). Morphological anomalies in the shell of field-collected Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818). The Nautilus. 100(2): 53-55, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277281 [details]

additional source Raccurt, C. P., Sodeman, W. A., Jr., Rodrick, G. L. & Boyd, W. P. (1985). Biomphalaria glabrata in Haiti. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 79(4): 455-457. [details]

additional source Robart, G., Mandahl-Barth, G. & Ripert, C. (1977). Inventaire, repartition geographique et ecologie des mollusques dulcaquicoles d'Haiti (Caraibes). Haliotis. 8: 159-171.
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additional source Iwanaga, Y. (1992). Comparative Studies of Brazilian Species of Biomphalaria Snails by Immunoelectrophoresis. VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology). 51(4):315-321. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Basch, P. F. (1968). A scalariform Biomphalaria glabrata. The Nautilus. 82(1): 21, figs. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517066 [details]

additional source Sodeman, W. A., Jr. (1973). The influence of light on Biomphalaria glabrata. The Nautilus. 87(4): 103-106, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511890 [details]

additional source Michelson, E. H. & DuBois, L. (1974). Lymnaea emarginata, a possible agent for the control of the schistosome-snail host, Biomphalaria glabrata. The Nautilus. 88(4): 101-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097450 [details]

additional source Malek, E. A. & Malek, R. R. (1978). Potential biological control of Schistosomiasis intermediate hosts by helisome snails. The Nautilus. 92(1): 15-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273943 [details]

additional source Pointier, J. P., Incani, R. N., Balzan, C., Chrosciechowski, P. & Prypchan, S. (1994). Invasion of the rivers of the littoral central region of Venezuela by Thiara granifera and Melanoides tuberculata (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Thiaridae) and the absence of Biomphalaria glabrata, snail host of Schistosoma mansoni. The Nautilus. 107(4): 124-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497019 [details]

identification resource Pointier J.P. (ed.). (2015). Freshwater molluscs of Venezuela and their medical and veterinary importance. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 228 pp. [details]