''Iravadia'' is a
genus
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of very small, somewhat
amphibious land snails that have a
gill
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and an
operculum, semi-
terrestrial
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Terrestrial may also refer to:
* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
gastropod mollusk
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s or
micromollusk in the
family
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Iravadiidae
Iravadiidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the clade Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails (marine sp ...
.
[Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205147 on 2012-08-12]
These tiny snails live in damp habitat (under rotting vegetation) that is very close to the edge of the sea; they can tolerate being washed with saltwater during especially high tides. These snails are listed as freshwater snails by Vaught (1989).
[Vaught K. C. (1989) ''A classification of the living mollusca'', edited by R. Tucker Abbott and Kenneth J. Boss.]
Taxonomy
William Thomas Blanford
William Thomas Blanford (7 October 183223 June 1905) was an English geologist and naturalist. He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on '' The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma''.
Biography
Blanford was born ...
established the genus ''Iravadia'' within the family
Rissoidae
Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea and the order Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting pr ...
in 1867.
Species
Species within the genus ''Iravadia'' include:
* ''
Iravadia angulata''
(Laseron, 1956)
* ''
Iravadia bombayana''
(Stoliczka, 1868)
* ''
Iravadia capitata''
(Laseron, 1956)
* ''
Iravadia carpentariensis
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
(Hedley, 1912)
* ''
Iravadia cochinchinensis''
(Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1910)
* † ''
Iravadia dolini''
Lozouet, 2003[Lozouet P. (2003). "A new species of ''Iravadia'' s.s. (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Iravadiidae) from the late Oligocene of the Aquitaine Basin (southern France). The earliest record of brackish-water Iravadiidae?". ''Geodiversitas'' 25(2): 237-242]
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* ''
Iravadia elongata''
(Hornung & Mermod, 1928)
* ''
Iravadia goliath
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
(Laseron, 1956)
* ''
Iravadia ornata
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat :wikt:amphibious, amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, semi-terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family (biology), f ...
''
Blanford, 1867 - type species of the genus ''Iravadia''
* ''
Iravadia pilbara
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
Golding, 2014
* ''
Iravadia quadrasi
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
(O. Boettger, 1893)
* ''
Iravadia quadrina
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
(Laseron, 1956)
* ''
Iravadia rohdei
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
(Brandt, 1968)
* ''
Iravadia tenella
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1912
* ''
Iravadia tenuilirata
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...
''
(Boettger, 1893)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Iravadia annandalei''
Preston, 1916: synonym of ''
Iravadia ornata
''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat :wikt:amphibious, amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, semi-terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family (biology), f ...
''
Blanford, 1867
* ''Iravadia aristaei''
(Melvill, 1912): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba aristaei
''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aph ...
''
(Melvill, 1912)
* ''Iravadia atemeles''
(Melvill, 1912): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba atemeles
''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The pur ...
''
(Melvill, 1896)
* ''Iravadia australis''
Hedley, 1900: synonym of ''
Pellamora australis''
(Hedley, 1901)
* ''Iravadia bella''
(A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''Iravadia delicata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Iravadia delicata''
(Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba delicata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Iravadia densilabrum''
(Melvill, 1912): synonym of ''
Pellamora densilabrum''
(Melvill, 1912)
* ''Iravadia elegantula''
(A. Adams, 1861): synonym of ''
Fluviocingula elegantula''
(A. Adams, 1861)
* ''Iravadia ennurensis''
Preston, 1916: synonym of ''Iravadia ornata''
Blanford, 1867
* ''Iravadia expansilabrum''
Ponder, 1984: synonym of ''
Pseudonoba expansilabrum''
(Ponder, 1984) (original combination)
* ''Iravadia funerea''
Preston, 1916: synonym of ''Iravadia ornata''
Blanford, 1867
* ''Iravadia gemmata''
Ponder, 1984: synonym of ''
Pseudonoba gemmata''
(Ponder, 1984)
* ''Iravadia ictriella''
(Melvill, 1910): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba ictriella''
(Melvill, 1910)
* ''Iravadia inflata''
(Ponder, 1967): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba inflata''
(Ponder, 1967)
* ''Iravadia mahimensis''
(Melvill, 1893): synonym of ''
Pseudomerelina mahimensis''
(Melvill, 1893)
* ''Iravadia nipponica''
(Kuroda & Habe, 1954): synonym of ''
Fluviocingula nipponica''
Kuroda & Habe, 1954
* ''Iravadia padangensis''
(Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba padangensis''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''Iravadia princeps''
Preston, 1915: synonym of ''Iravadia ornata''
Blanford, 1867
* ''Iravadia profundior''
Ponder, 1984: synonym of ''
Pseudonoba profundior''
(Ponder, 1984) (originam combination)
* ''Iravadia resima''
(Laseron, 1956): synonym of ''
Fluviocingula resima''
(Laseron, 1956)
* ''Iravadia reticulata''
Brandt, 1968: synonym of ''Iravadia quadrasi''
(O. Boettger, 1893)
* ''Iravadia sakaguchii'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1954): synonym of ''
Wakauraia sakaguchii'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1954)
* ''Iravadia sublevis''
(Laseron, 1956): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba sublevis''
(Laseron, 1956)
* ''Iravadia subquadrata''
(Laseron, 1950): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba subquadrata''
(Laseron, 1950)
* ''Iravadia trochlearis''
(Gould, 1861): synonym of ''
Stosicia annulata
''Stosicia'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Stosicia'' include:
* '' Stosicia aberrans'' (C. B. Adams, 1850)
* '' Stosicia abnormis'' (G. Ne ...
''
(Dunker, 1859)
* ''Iravadia tuberculata''
Brandt, 1974: synonym of ''Iravadia mahimensis''
(Melvill, 1893)
* ''Iravadia yendoi''
(Yokoyama, 1927): synonym of ''
Pseudonoba yendoi''
(Yokoyama, 1927)
References
External links
Blanford W. T. (1867). Contributions to Indian Malacology, No. VIII. List of Estuary shells collected in the delta of the Irawady, in Pegu, with descriptions of the new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 36(2): 51-72, pl. 2Ponder W. F. (1984) ''A review of the genera of the Iravadiidae (Gastropoda: Rissoacea) with an assessment of the relationships of the Family''. Malacologia 25(1): 21-71
Iravadiidae
Gastropod genera
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