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Amnicola limosus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Amnicolidae
Genus: Amnicola
Species: A. limosus
Binomial name
Amnicola limosus
(Say, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Paludina limosa Say, 1817
  • Amnicola limosa Say, 1817
  • Lagochilus studeri Suter, 1896
  • Paludina porata Say, 1821

Amnicola limosus, common name the mud amnicola, is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and along the Gulf of Maine. Amnicola limosus limosus has been found in Utah.

The type locality is Delaware River and Schuylkill River.

Description

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Parasites

Amnicola limosus is the first intermediate host for the trematode Metorchis conjunctus.

References

  1. Cordeiro, J.; Ormes, M. (2017). "Amnicola limosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T69615713A69632923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T69615713A69632923.en. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. NatureServe. "Amnicola limosus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ^ Say T. (1817). "Descriptions of new species of land and fresh water shells of the United States". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1(6): 123-126. pages 125-126.
  4. Bouchet P. (2015). Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159974 on 2015-12-27
  5. Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817). WoRMS (2010). Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159974 on 9 August 2010 .
  6. "Amnicola limosus". Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  7. Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11-12): 1233-1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.
Taxon identifiers
Amnicola limosus


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