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Lymnaea
| Description | Lymnaea is a genus of small to large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Some species are used in aquaculture under the name Melantho snails. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymnaea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lymnaeidae : Lymnaea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Basommatophora : Lymnaeidae : Lymnaea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. 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: 63-91. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (44%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Lymnaeidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, and J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymnaea |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Limnaea anceyana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaea pucilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus cycacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus exsertus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus globosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus gracilior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus intumescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus nereni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus nevilli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus porrecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus sericina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus solidior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus solidissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus straminea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus subteres species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnaeus yarkandensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnea succinea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea aberrens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea acuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea acutalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea aequalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea alamosensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lymnaea ambigua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea anceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea anceyana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea anticostiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea antiqua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea araratensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea attenuata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea aulacospira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea benguellensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea bertschingeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea bervillii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea binneyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea binxianensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea bismarckiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea bocaqueana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea bogatschevi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea boreliana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea bowmanana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea brardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea burnetti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea cadurcensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea cailliaudi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea casta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea caudata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea chudeaui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea coarctata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea compactilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea conica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea consortis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea contracosta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lymnaea contracta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea cooperi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea cosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea crassula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea curta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea dalangshanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea depereti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea dilatata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Lymnaea diminuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea disjuncta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea dubrueili species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea fabrei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea filholi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea filicosta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea fluminicoloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea fragilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea fusiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea gargasensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea griffithiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea headonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea hendersoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea hennei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea holboellii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea hopii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea humerosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea impedita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea imperialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea jacksonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea jamesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea jobae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea kashmirensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea kingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea kirtlandiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea klaici species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea kuanchuangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea lacerta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea lagotis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea lanceata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea laureutiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea lavernensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea lawsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea lecontii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea leshanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea limatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea longiscata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lymnaea longissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea macella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea mascallica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea maxima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea mazamae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea megarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea melaniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea metochiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea metochina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea milneedwardsiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea minuscula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea misella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea morrisonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea munieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea natalensis species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lymnaea nebrascensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea nevadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea nitidula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea nogradensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea nuttalliana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea nyansae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea obesa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea obrussa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea ollula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea otiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea outatiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea ovum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea palustris species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lymnaea paotehensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea parexilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea parva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea pavlovici species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea peregra species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lymnaea peregrina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea permanenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea philadelphica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea physoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea planulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea plaustris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea plica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea procera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea producta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea proxima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea pseudopalustris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea pygmaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea raphidia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea reflexa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea rivalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea rollandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea rustica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea sagensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea sandwichensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea saportae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea shargainense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea shumardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea sieverti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea similis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea smithsoniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea solida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea sordulenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea spirulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea stagnalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea stojadinovici species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea stoppaniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea striatella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea strigosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea strigosa ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lymnaea subangulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea subfragilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea succinoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea taurica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea tchihatcheffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea tengchieni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea tombecki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea truci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea tryoniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea tumere species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea turrita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea turritella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea umbilicalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea umilicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea undussumae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea urceolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea ventricosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea vetista species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea vetusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea vidali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea volutata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea weberi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea websteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea weissii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea whartoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea woodruffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnaea zlatarskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1799 | Lymnaea Lamarck |
| 1875 | Limneus Sandberger |
| 1935 | Lymnaea Oostingh p. 116 |
| 1989 | Lymnaea Shoshani et al. p. 435 |
| 2001 | Lymnaea Lozouet et al. p. 85 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
