''Laemodonta'' is a
genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh
snails,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Ellobiidae.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205794 on 2012-03-16]
Description
(Description as ''Plecotrema'') The solid shell has an ovate-conic shape and is umbilicated. The acute
spire is elevated. The oblong
aperture is contracted. The inner
lip shows three plaits, the middle one bifid. The outer lip has a marginal
varix
A varix (pl. varices) is an abnormally dilated vessel with a tortuous course. Varices usually occur in the venous system, but may also occur in arterial or lymphatic vessels.
Examples of varices include:
* Varicose veins, large tortuous veins usua ...
and is internally bidentate.
Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1855). Contributions towards the natural history of the Auriculidae, a family of pulmoniferous Mollusca; with descriptions of many new species from the Cumingian Collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 30-37
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Species
Species within the genus ''Laemodonta'' include:
* ''Laemodonta amplicata
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' C. F. Jickeli, 1874
* ''Laemodonta bella
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)
* † ''Laemodonta bourgeoisi
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Tournouër, 1870)
* ''Laemodonta clausa
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
* ''Laemodonta cubensis
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Pfeiffer, 1854)
* † ''Laemodonta delaunayi
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Tournouër, 1870)
* ''Laemodonta exarata
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
* ''Laemodonta exaratoides
''Laemodonta exaratoides'' is a species of small air-breathing snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Ellobiidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and S ...
'' Kawabe, 1992
* ''Laemodonta hirsuta
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Garrett, 1872)
* ''Laemodonta livida
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' Perugia, 2010
* ''Laemodonta madagascariensis
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' Bozzetti, 2007
* ''Laemodonta minuta
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1885)
* ''Laemodonta monilifera
''Laemodonta monilifera'' is a species of small air-breathing snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
* ''Laemodonta oblonga
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' Jickeli, 1874
* ''Laemodonta octanfracta
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Jonas, 1845)
* ''Laemodonta punctatostriata
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
* ''Laemodonta punctigera
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Re ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Laemodonta rapax
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Dohrn, 1860)
* ''Laemodonta siamensis
''Laemodonta siamensis'' is a species of small air-breathing saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.
Distribution
The distribution of ''Laemodonta siamensis'' includes:
* Japan. It is critically e ...
'' (Morelet, 1875)
* ''Laemodonta typica
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (H. & A. Adams, 1854)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Laemodonta affinis'' (Férussac, 1821) : synonym of ''Pedipes affinis
''Pedipes'' is a genus of small air-breathing snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pedipedinae of the family Ellobiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pedipes Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...
'' Férussac, 1821
* ''Laemodonta bronni' (sic)': synonym of ''Allochroa bronnii
''Allochroa'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ellobiidae.
The species of this genus are found in Australia, Malesia, Pacific Ocean.
Species:
*''Allochroa affinis''
*'' Allochroa bronnii''
*''Allochroa forestieri''
*''Allo ...
'' (Philippi, 1846)
* ''Laemodonta ciliata'' (Tate, 1879): synonym of ''Laemodonta octanfracta
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Jonas, 1845)
* ''Laemodonta conica'' (Pease, 1863): synonym of ''Allochroa layardi
''Allochroa layardi'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Ellobiidae.
The species is found in Australia, Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australa ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)
* ''Laemodonta exigua'' (H. Adams, 1867): synonym of ''Laemodonta bella
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)
* ''Laemodonta striata'' (Philippi, 1846): synonym of ''Laemodonta octanfracta
''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Jonas, 1845)
References
* Zilch, A. 1959. Euthyneura. In, Schindewolf, O.H. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläozoologie. Berlin-Zehlendorf : Bornträger Vol. 6(2)(2) xii 834 pp.
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* Smith B.J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 8. xii + 405 pp
External links
Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1854). Monograph of Plecotrema, a new genus of gasteropodous mollusks, belonging to the family Auriculidae, from specimens in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1853) 21: 120-122
Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1898). Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz. 22: 26-208
Morgan J. de. (1917). Observations sur les Auriculidés du Falunien de la Touraine. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. ser. 4, 16: 21-49
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