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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Disc Cavesnail
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
()
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
()
- J.e. Gray, 1847
- Family:
Hydrobiidae
()
- Troschel, 1857
- Genus:
Phreatodrobia
()
- Specific name:
plana
- Hershler and Longley, 1986
- Scientific name: - Phreatodrobia plana Hershler and Longley, 1986
- Specific name:
plana
- Hershler and Longley, 1986
- Genus:
Phreatodrobia
(
- Family:
Hydrobiidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Phreatodrobia
There are approximately 10 species in this genus:
P. conica (Hueco Cavesnail) · P. coronae · P. imitata (Mimic Cavesnail) · P. micra (Flattened Cavesnail) · P. nugax (Domed Cavesnail) · P. nugax inclinata · P. nugax nugax · P. plana (Disc Cavesnail) · P. punctata (High-Hat Cavesnail) · P. rotunda (Beaked Cavesnail)
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Further Reading
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- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
Notes
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Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 30, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 30, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2683436
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-70695
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13713994
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 70695
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGASS6050
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 14999
