Fiocruz/CMIOC - Coleção de Moluscos do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

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The present database presents records of the occurrence of representatives of the family Planorbidae in a total of 592 municipalities (Midwest - recorded in 32 municipalities; Northeast - 120 municipalities; North - 27 municipalities, Southeast - 339 municipalities, and South - 74 municipalities). Biomphalaria is the most well represented genus in CMIOC, including lots from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin and North Americas, with a total of 3,267 lots. These specimens are registered in the following countries: Angola, Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ecuador, United States, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, French Guiana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Santa Lucia, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad, Uganda, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Other well represented genus of Planorbinae is Drepanotrema, with twelve species from different countries, with 2302 lots.

1. Planorbidae
   rank: family

The CMIOC has records of representatives of the family Planorbidae from 55 out of the 193 countries, 4 between 6 continents, according to the United Nations (UN, 2023), including: Germany, Angola, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ecuador, United States of America, France, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, French Guiana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, England, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Saint Crox, Saint Thomas, Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia, Sweden, Suriname, Tahiti, Tanzania, Trinidad, Uganda, Uruguay, and Venezuela. These reports are among the following coordinates: 90°0'0''S and 90°0'0''N Latitude; 180°0'0''W and 180°0'0''E Longitude.