Bithynia fuchsiana is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. It an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
Distribution Distribution of this species includes: southern and eastern China Taiwan the Red River delta, Vietnam.
Ecology Bithynia fuchsiana inhabits lentic habitats such as lakes, rice fields, ponds and others. It serves as the first intermediate host for the trematode Clonorchis sinensis.World Health Organization (1995). Control of Foodborne Trematode Infection. WHO Technical Report Series. 849. PDF part 1, PDF part 2. page 125.
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