BIOTIC Species Information for Paludinella litorina
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| Researched by | Nicola White | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dennis R. Seaward | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Paludinella litorina | Common name | Lagoon snail |
| MCS Code | W405 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Gastropoda | |
| Subclass | Prosobranchia | Order | Mesogastropoda |
| Suborder | Family | Assimineidae | |
| Genus | Paludinella | Species | litorina |
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| Additional Information | The pulmonate Otina ovata is a frequent associate of Paludinella litorina, in caves etc. In shingle it often occurs with the pulmonates Ovatella myosotis and (slightly lower on the shore) Leucophytia bidentata, and the prosobranch Truncatella subcylindrica. The taxonomy of the Gastropoda has been recently revised (see Ponder & Lindberg 1997, and Taylor 1996). Ponder & Lindberg (1997) suggest that Mesogastropoda should be included in a monophyletic clade, the Caenogastropoda. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Barnes, 1994, Light & Killeen, 1997, Fretter & Graham, 1978, Taylor, 1996, Ponder & Lindberg, 1997, | ||
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