Orientogalba viridis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
Distribution This species occurs in:
Russian Federation: Kuril Islands Japan South Korea China and Hong Kong Nepal Myanmar Thailand Vietnam – it widely distributed in northern, central, and southern Vietnam.Dung B. T., Doanh P. N., The D. T., Loan H. T., Losson B. & Caron Y. (2013). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lymnaeid Snails and Their Potential Role in Transmission of Fasciola spp. in Vietnam". Korean Journal of Parasitology 51(6): 657–662. . Indonesia (Papua) Papua New Guinea Philippines Guam
The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes: Australia
Description The shell has 4.5–5 whorls.
The shape of the aperture is regularly oval. The width of the aperture is 3–4 mm. The height of the aperture is 5–6 mm.
The width of the shell is 4–6 mm. The height of the shell is 10–13 mm.
(Described in Latin as Limnea volutata) The shell is small, very finely striated, and tawny in color, possessing a cylindrically ovate shape. The spire is decollated, with only two to three oblique, slightly convex whorls remaining. The suture is moderate in depth. The aperture is ovate and exceeds half the total length of the shell, while the columella is reddish and strongly sinuous.
Habitat Orientogalba viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.
Parasites Parasites of Orientogalba viridis include: Orientocreadium batrachoides Fasciola hepatica In Vietnam, Austropeplea viridis serves as an intermediate host for the trematode Fasciola gigantica.
References
Vinarski, M. V.; Kantor, Yu. I. (2016). Analytical catalogue of fresh and brackish water molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 544 pp.
External links Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie