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List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Latvia
There are 159 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in Latvia. In addition there are at least 9 gastropod species living only in as hothouse aliens in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria. There are 129 species of gastropods,List of snail species in Latvia Latest modifications: 2002.08.21. Compiled by Arturs Stalazs. 43 species of freshwater gastropods, 86 species of land gastropods and 30 species of bivalvesList of bivalve species in Latvia Latest modifications: 2002.0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydrobia Ulvae
''Peringia ulvae'' (or ''Hydrobia ulvae''), common name the Laver spire shell or mudsnail, is a European species of very small aquatic snail with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.Gofas, S. (2010). ''Hydrobia ulvae'' (Pennant, 1777). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140126 on 2010-11-27. This is arguably a marine snail, but it is often also listed as a non-marine species because it tolerates brackish water and lives in salt marshes and similar habitats. ''Peringia ulvae'' is the type species of the genus ''Peringia''. Distribution This species occurs on the coasts of the Baltic Sea, the White Sea the Eastern Atlantic and the western Mediterranean Sea, (the Mediterranean records may be in error) including: * Great Britain * Ireland * The Netherlands The type locality is "on the shore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroloxidae
Acroloxidae, commonly known as river limpets, are a taxonomic family of very small, freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod limpet-like mollusks with a simple flattened conical shell in the clade Hygrophila. Acroloxidae is the only family within the superfamily Acroloxoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Distribution Worldwide. * '' Gerstfeldtiancylus'' Starobogatov, 1989 * '' Pseudancylastrum'' Lindholm, 1909Lindholm (1909). ''Wiss. Ergeb. Exped. Baikal'' 4: 26. References This article incorporates public domain text from the reference. External links {{Taxonbar, from=Q1936735 Taxa named by Johannes Thiele (zoologist) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valvata Piscinalis
''Valvata piscinalis'', common name the European stream valvata or European valve snail, is a species of minute freshwater snail with gills and an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. It is also known as ''Cincinna piscinalis'' (Müller, 1774). Subspecies Subspecies of ''Valvata piscinalis'' include:Glöer, P. 2002 ''Die Süßwassergastropoden Nord- und Mitteleuropas''. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, ConchBooks, Hackenheim, 326 pp., , page 190-194. * ''Valvata piscinalis piscinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''Valvata piscinalis antiqua'' (Morris, 1838) * ''Valvata piscinalis geyeri'' (Menzel, 1904) - The name ''geyeri'' is in honor of German zoologist David Geyer (1855–1932). * ''Valvata piscinalis discors'' (Westerlund, 1886) * ''Valvata piscinalis alpestris'' (Küster, 1853) Shell description ''Valvata piscinalis'' has a somewhat pinched Aperture (mollusc), aperture and an attenuate Spire ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valvata Studeri
''Valvata studeri'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. Distribution and conservation status This species occurs in: * Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ... - critically endangered (''vom Aussterben bedroht'')Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 108, References External links ''Valvata studeri'' at AnimalBase Valvatidae Gastropods described in 1998 Molluscs of Europe {{Valvatidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valvata Cristata
''Valvata cristata'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. Distribution * Czech Republic - Bohemia and Moravia Horsák M., Juřičková L., Beran L., Čejka T. & Dvořák L. (2010). "Komentovaný seznam měkkýšů zjištěných ve volné přírodě České a Slovenské republiky. nnotated list of mollusc species recorded outdoors in the Czech and Slovak Republics. ''Malacologica Bohemoslovaca'', Suppl. 1: 1-37PDF * Slovakia * Poland * Germany - (''Arten der Vorwarnliste'') * Netherlands * the British Isles: Great Britain and Ireland * Hungary * Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia * and other areas Shell description The shell of this exceeding small (2–4 mm) ''Valvata'' species is very flat in its coiling, and therefore it somewhat resembles a ''Planorbis'' shell. However, the shell is dextral in coiling and has an operculum.Janus, Horst (1965). ‘’The young spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valvatidae
''Valvatidae'', the valve snails, is a taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. Taxonomy The family Valvatidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Genera The type genus of this family is ''Valvata'' O.F. Müller, 1774. Genera in the family Valvatidae include: * '' Andrussovia'' Brusina, 1903 * ''Borysthenia'' Lindholm, 1933 * '' Costovalvata'' Polinski, 1932 * '' Liratina'' Lindholm, 1906 * '' Megalovalvata'' Lindholm, 1906 * '' Valvata'' Müller, 1774 ** '' Cincinna'' Hübner, 1810 - It is recognized either as genus Anistratenko O., Degtyarenko E., Anistratenko V. (2010). "Сравнительная морфология раковины и радулы брюхоногих моллюсков семейства Valvatidae из Северного Причерноморья. hell and radula comparative morphology of the Gastropod Molluscs family Valvatidae from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bithynia Leachii
''Bithynia leachii'' is species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae. Distribution It is a Palearctic species found in North Africa and Europe to East Siberia. * Czech Republic – near Morava River and near Thaya river in the southernmost Moravia near Hlohovec, Kostice and Tvrdonice, Horsák M., Juřičková L., Beran L., Čejka T. & Dvořák L. (2010). "Komentovaný seznam měkkýšů zjištěných ve volné přírodě České a Slovenské republiky. nnotated list of mollusc species recorded outdoors in the Czech and Slovak Republics. ''Malacologica Bohemoslovaca'', Suppl. 1: 1–37PDF critically endangered (CR) * Germany – high endangered (''Stark gefährdet'') * Netherlands * Poland * Slovakia – in Danube drainage basin (mainly in Žitný ostrov) and in Tisza drainage basin * Sweden * Great Britain * Ireland * Hungary Shell description The width of the shell is 3–7 mm. The height of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bithynia Tentaculata
''Bithynia tentaculata'', common names the mud bithynia or common bithynia, or faucet snailKipp R. M. & Benson A. (2008). ''Bithynia tentaculata''. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=987 Revision Date: 2/28/2007. is a relatively small species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae. Taxonomy ''Bithynia tentaculata'' is the type species of the genus ''Bithynia''. Forms of ''Bithynia tentaculata'' include: * ''Bithynia tentaculata'' f. ''codia'' * ''Bithynia tentaculata'' f. ''excavata'' * ''Bithynia tentaculata'' f. ''gigas'' * ''Bithynia tentaculata'' f. ''producta'' Menke, 1828 * † ''Bithynia tentaculata tellinii'' Sacco, 1886 The variety † ''Bithynia tentaculata'' var. ''allobrogica'' Fontannes, 1881: synonym of † '' Bithynia minor'' Locard, 1878 Distribution Indigenous distribution The distribution of ''Bith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bithyniidae
Bithyniidae is a family of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Bithyniidae Gray, 1857. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182697 on 2016-02-28 Their minute shell is often colored. They are characterized by a calcareous operculum, a lobe on the upper surface of the neck. The ctenidium, the respiratory gill-comb, is very broad. They have a ciliary feeding habit. The kidney has a large extension towards the mantle. Genera Genera in the family Bithyniidae include: * '' Alocinna'' Annandale & Prashad, 1919 * ''Bithynia'' Leach, 1818 - type genusGlöer P. (2002). ''Die Süßwassergastropoden Nord- und Mitteleuropas''. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, ConchBooks, Hackenheim, 326 pp., . Reference for subgenera of genus ''Bithynia''. ** Subgenus ''Bithynia'' Leach, 1818 ** Subgenus '' Codiella'' Locard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithoglyphus Naticoides
''Lithoglyphus naticoides'' , the gravel snail, is a species of small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Lithoglyphus naticoides'' is the type species of the genus ''Lithoglyphus''. Distribution The distribution of ''Lithoglyphus naticoides'' in the Pliocene ranged from Western Europe to Western Siberia. Its distribution subsequently shrank to the Ponto-Azov area during cooler eras. The distribution of this species is Pontic. The native distribution includes only Black Sea rivers and the Danube up to Regensburg, from southeastern to central Europe. It has also artificially colonized other parts of Europe. After 1800 it was introduced to the Elbe and Rhine regions. After 1960 it has become almost extinct due to water pollution in central Europe. This snail is found in the following countries: Western Europe: * Netherlands * France Central Europe: * Austria * Czech Republic - endangered in Moravia * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. This family is in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Taxonomy Taylor (1966), Ponder & Warén (1988) and Kabat & Hershler (1993)Kabat A. R. & Hershler R. (1993). "The prosobranch snail family Hydrobiidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea): review of classification and supraspecific taxa". ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' 547: 1-94PDF considered this taxon as a subfamily Lithoglyphinae within Hydrobiidae. Radoman (1983) considered Lithoglyphidae as a separate family. Bernasconi (1992) considered this taxon as a tribe Lithoglyphini in the Hydrobiinae within Hydrobiidae. 2005 taxonomy The family Lithoglyphidae consists of 2 subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. It follows Wilke et al. (2001), Hausdorf et al. (2003) and include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
