Radix natalensis

See list Radix natalensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.

[3] Radix natalensis was described by the German scientist and traveller Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss in 1848.

[4] An estimated density of Radix natalensis in a natural habitat in Tanzania was 34 snails per m².

[11] Laboratory experiments have shown that some larger snails of Radix natalensis can survive on a wooden surface without water for up to 21 days.

[4] The highest infection rate was found to be in summer and this may be a factor responsible for lowering snail density in this season.

[18] Oil extract of the gum myrrh Commiphora myrrha has molluscicidal activity against Radix natalensis.

Drawing of apertural and abapertural view of the shell of Radix natalensis from its original description by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss in 1848.
Drawing of lateral view of the shell.