Taphius (genus)

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Taphius

Taphius glabratus

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Orthogastropoda
Superorder:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Pulmonata
Family:	Planorbidae
Genus:	Taphius

Species

Taphius andecolus
Taphius glabratus
Taphius maya
Taphius tenagophilus
Taphius peregrinus

Taphius is a genus of freshwater snails. Some authors treat them as a subgenus of Biomphalaria. This genus of snails is medically important because the snails can carry a parasite which represents a serious disease risk to humans; the snails serve as an intermediate host (vector) for the human parasitic blood fluke.