Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
The species has only been reported from a lake
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Hygrophila
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
()
- Keferstein, in Bronn, 1864
- Superfamily:
Lymnaeoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Lymnaeidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus:
Lymnaea
()
- Lamarck, 1799
- Specific name:
ovalior
- (Annandale & Prashad, 1921)
- Scientific name: - Lymnaea ovalior (Annandale & Prashad, 1921)
- Specific name:
ovalior
- (Annandale & Prashad, 1921)
- Genus:
Lymnaea
(
- Family:
Lymnaeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Lymnaeoidea
(
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
(
- Order:
Hygrophila
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Lymnaea ovalior may be a synonym of Lymnaea luteola f. ovalis Gray (Subba Rao 1989) but this requires confirmation. [1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Lymnaea
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. atkaensis (Frigid Lymnaea) · L. aulacospira (Spiny Searobin) · L. jacksonensis (Horned Blenny) · L. stagnalis (Great Pond Snail) · L. stagnalis jugularis (Great Pond Snail)
More Info
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- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).
- Ramakrishna and Dey, A. 2007. Handbook on Indian freshwater molluscs. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
- Subba Rao, N.V. 1989. Handbook: Freshwater Molluscs of India. Zoological Survey of India, Culcutta.
- Wikipedia contributors. 2009. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorus_gramineus. (Accessed: 19 April).
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
Identifiers
- IUCN ID: 220744
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4752572
Footnotes
- Budha, P.B. & Dutta, J. 2010. Lymnaea ovalior. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
