1Department of Parasitology, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam
2Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab
Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab
*Corresponding author. Email: neenasingla1@gmail.com
Online published on 18 December, 2018.
Five species of snails, Indoplanorbis exustus, Radix luteola, Melanoides tuberculata, Bithynia tentaculata var. kashmiriensis and Cryptozona bistrialis belonging to families, Planorbidae, Lymnaeidae, Thiaridae, Bithyniidae and Ariopahntidae were reported in rice crop fields of Punjab state. The taxonomic details of different species along with their morphological features and economic significance have been described.
Snails, Rice fields, Occurrence
