and a vector to numerous parasites including: As an intermediate host for: Echinocasmus elongatus Echinocasmus redioduplicatus Echinocasmus rugosus Eupariphium ilocanum Eupariphium recurvatum Echinostoma macrorachis Echinostoma cinetorchis in Korea - this parasite may infect humans. It is also a common host to larvae of echinostomes in the Kinmen islands. Parasites of Bellamya chinensis include trematode Aspidogaster conchicola. Human use This species constitutes one of the three predominant freshwater snails found in Chinese markets. This snail is extensively used as part of the human diet in most places in China because the meat of the snail is considered delicious, being rich in nutrition, with a high content of protein and low fat content. Moreover, in China it is also used as a medicine for treatment of digestive disease. Its shells are abundant in archaeological sites in the Guanzhong Basin of Northwestern China from the Mid-Late Neolithic age. These are remains of prehistoric meals. The flesh was eaten mainly as subsidiary food. This snail is also one of the rice field snail species traditionally eaten in Thailand. References This article incorporates CC-BY-2.5 text from the reference and public domain text from the reference Further reading Shiba N. (1935). 朝鮮に於けるマルタニシの分布に就いて "The distribution of Viviparus (Cipangopaludina) chinensis malleatus (REEVE) in Chosen". ヴヰナス The Venus 5(1): 17-22. record in Zasshi Kiji Sakuin. Viviparidae Gastropods described in 1834 Taxa named by John Edward Gray