Pseudovivipara manchourica is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Parafossarulus striatulus (Benson, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758824 on 2014-11-19
Distribution This species occurs in: northern Vietnam, Shandong Province, Guo Y. H., Li N., Hu L., Zhang Y. & Zhou X. N. (2013). "[The species and ecological distribution of medical mollusca in Weifang, Shandong Province]". Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 31(3):201-205. . Hunan province Li L. H., Zhou Y. B., Zheng S. B., Wu J. Y., Song X. X., He Z., You J. B., Cai B., Zhao G. M. & Jiang Q. W. (2014). "[Distribution of univalvia molluscs in area with natural decline of Oncomelania hupensis snails in Eastern Dongting Lake area]". Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 26(1): 22-26, 31. . in China.
Parasites Pseudovivipara manchourica is a host for: Clonorchis sinensis Liang C., Hu X. C., Lv Z. Y., Wu Z. D., Yu X. B., Xu J. & Zheng H. Q. (2009). "[Experimental establishment of life cycle of Clonorchis sinensis]". Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 27(2): 148-150. . Metorchis orientalis Zhu Y. X., Sun E. T., Li C. P. & Qin Z. H. (2006). "[Survey on natural nidus of Metorchis orientalis in Huaihe River Basin]". Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 24(1): 74-75. . Echinochasmus japonicus Chen Y., Lin J. & Fang Y. (1990). "[Ecological studies on the cercariae of Echinochasmus japonicus]". Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 8(1): 26-28. .
Pseudovivipara manchuourica serves as the first intermediate host for trematode Holostephanus sp. 2 and for Pleurogenidae gen. sp. 2.Besprozvannykh V. V., Ngo H. D., Ha N. V., Hung N. M., Rozhkovan K. V. & Ermolenko A. V. (2013). "Descriptions of digenean parasites from three snail species, Bithynia fuchsiana (Morelet), Parafossarulus striatulus Benson and Melanoides tuberculata Müller, in North Vietnam". Helminthologia 50(3): 190-204. PDF .
References
External links Laidlaw F. F. (). "A note on the occurrence of Parafossarulus striatulus (Bens.) in the Malya Peninsula". PDF. p. 133. Zhao W. H., Wang H. J., Wang H. Z. & Liu X. Q. (2009). "[Conversion methods of freshwater snail tissue dry mass and ash free dry mass]". Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 20(6): 1452-1458. .