Lymnaea

Lymnaea is a genus of small to large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.[2] Some species are used in aquaculture under the name Melantho snails.[3]

Lymnaea
Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent
The large snail is Lymnaea stagnalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Lymnaeinae
Genus:
Lymnaea

Type species
Helix stagnalis
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
  • Limneus Sandberger, 1875 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Lymnaea)
  • Lymnaea (Kazakhlymnaea) Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1984
  • Lymnaea (Lymnaea) Lamarck, 1799
  • Lymnaeus (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Lymnaea is the type genus of the family Lymnaeidae.[4]

Species

Species within the genus Lymnaea include:

Synonyms
  • Lymnaea (Stagnicola): synonym of Stagnicola Jeffreys, 1830
  • Lymnaea arctica Lea, 1864: synonym of Stagnicola arctica (Lea, 1864)
  • Lymnaea aruntalis Cotton & Godfrey, 1938: synonym of Austropeplea tomentosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • Lymnaea auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Limnaea brevispira Martens, 1897: synonym of Bullastra brevispira (Martens, 1897)
  • Lymnaea bulimoides Lea, 1841: synonym of Sphaerogalba bulimoides (Lea, 1841)
  • Lymnaea bulla Kobelt, 1881: synonym of Cerasina bulla (Kobelt, 1881)
  • Lymnaea catascopium Say, 1816: synonym of Stagnicola catascopium (Say, 1816)
  • Lymnaea catascopium Say, 1817: synonym of Ladislavella catascopium (Say, 1817)
  • Lymnaea chereshnevi Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989 : synonym of Radix chereshnevi (Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989)
  • Lymnaea columella: synonym of Pseudosuccinea columella
  • Lymnaea cousini:[8] synonym of Galba cousini
  • Lymnaea cubensis[9] is a synonyms of Galba cubensis
  • Lymnaea diaphana King [in King & Broderip], 1832: synonym of Pectinidens diaphanus (King [in King & Broderip], 1832)
  • Lymnaea elodes Say, 1821: synonym of Ladislavella elodes (Say, 1821)
  • Lymnaea emarginata Say, 1821: synonym of Ladislavella emarginata (Say, 1821)
  • Lymnaea fusca (C. Pfeiffer, 1821): synonym of Stagnicola fuscus (C. Pfeiffer, 1821
  • Lymnaea gebleri Middendorff, 1851: synonym of Radix gebleri (Middendorff, 1851)
  • Lymnaea gracilis Jay, 1839: synonym of Acella haldemani (Binney, 1867)
  • Lymnaea hadutkae Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989: synonym of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lymnaea haldemani Binney, 1867: synonym of Acella haldemani (Binney, 1867)
  • Lymnaea heptapotamica Lazareva, 1967: synonym of Orientogalba hookeri (Reeve, 1850)
  • Lymnaea hookeri Reeve, 1850: synonym of Orientogalba hookeri (Reeve, 1850)
  • Lymnaea involuta Thompson, 1840: synonym of Myxas glutinosa (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Lymnaea luteola: synonym of Radix luteola
  • Lymnaea magadanensis Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1985: synonym of Pacifimyxas magadanensis (Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1985)
  • Lymnaea megasoma Say, 1824: synonym of Bulimnea megasoma (Say, 1824)
  • Lymnaea natalensis: synonym of Radix natalensis
  • Lymnaea neotropica Bargues et al., 2007:[9] synonym of Galba neotropica
  • Lymnaea ovata: synonym of Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Lymnaea ovata var. amnicola Westerlund, 1890: synonym of Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lymnaea palustris (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Stagnicola palustris (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Lymnaea parva I. Lea, 1841: synonym of Fossaria parva (I. Lea, 1841)
  • Lymnaea peculiaris Hubendick, 1951: synonym of Limnobulla peculiaris (Hubendick, 1951)
  • Lymnaea peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Radix peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774) - wandering snail
  • Lymnaea rubella Lea, 1841: synonym of Pseudisidora rubella (Lea, 1841)
  • Lymnaea rubiginosa Michelin, 1831: synonym of Radix rubiginosa (Michelin, 1831)
  • Lymnaea rufescens Gray, 1822: synonym of Radix rufescens (Gray, 1822)
  • Lymnaea schelechovi Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989: synonym of Radix schelechovi'' (Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989)
  • Lymnaea thermokamtschatica Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989: synonym of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lymnaea truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Lymnaea vahlii Möller, 1842: synonym of Walhiana vahlii (Möller, 1842)
  • Limnaea viatrix:[9] synonym of Galba viatrix
  • Lymnaea (Galba) kreutzii var. subfusca Łomnicki, 1886 : synonym of † Stagnicola kreutzii (Łomnicki, 1886)
  • Limneus kamtschaticus Middendorff, 1851 : synonym of Radix kamtschatica (Middendorff, 1851)
  • Limneus minutus Draparnaud, 1805 : synonym of Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Limneus ovatus Draparnaud, 1805 : synonym of Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Limneus parchappii d'Orbigny, 1835 : synonym of Chilina parchappii (d'Orbigny, 1835)
  • Limnaeus amygdalum Troschel, 1837: synonym of Radix rufescens (Gray, 1822)

References

  1. Lamarck J. B. P. A. de Monet de. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1 [an VII]: 63-91, 1 tableau. Paris.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160345 on 2013-06-06
  3. "Aquaculture Law Digest" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources (undated). Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
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  6. Bargues M. D., Artigas P., Khoubbane M. & Mas-Coma S. (2011). "DNA sequence characterisation and phylogeography of Lymnaea cousini and related * , vectors of fascioliasis in northern Andean countries, with description of L. meridensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae)". Parasites & Vectors 4: 132. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-132.
  7. Vinarski M. V., Schniebs K., Glöer P., Son M. O. & Hundsdoerfer A. K. (2012). "The steppe relics: taxonomic study on two lymnaeid species endemic to the former USSR (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 141(1): 67-85. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/141/067-085.
  8. Correa, A. C.; Escobar, J. S.; Durand, P.; Renaud, F. O.; David, P.; Jarne, P.; Pointier, J. P.; Hurtrez-Boussès, S. (2010). "Bridging gaps in the molecular phylogeny of the Lymnaeidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata), vectors of Fascioliasis". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10: 381. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-381. PMC 3013105. PMID 21143890.
  9. Bargues, M. D.; Artigas, P.; Mera y Sierra, R. L.; Pointier, J. P.; Mas-Coma, S. (2007). "Characterisation of Lymnaea cubensis, L. Viatrix and L. Neotropica n. Sp., the main vectors of Fasciola hepatica in Latin America, by analysis of their ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA". Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 101 (7): 621–641. doi:10.1179/136485907X229077. PMID 17877881.
  • Vinarski V.M. (2013) One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there? Ruthenica 23(1): 41-58.
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