my-server
← Wiki

Lymnaea

Lymnaea is a genus of small to large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lymnaeinae of the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

Some species are used in aquaculture under the name Melantho snails.

Numerous Lymnaea species serve as intermediate hosts for trematodes.

Lymnaea is the type genus of the family Lymnaeidae.

Species

Species within the genus Lymnaea include:

Synonyms:
  • Lymnaea (Stagnicola): synonym of Stagnicola <small>Jeffreys, 1830</small>
  • Lymnaea arctica <small>Lea, 1864</small>: synonym of Stagnicola arctica <small>(Lea, 1864)</small>
  • Lymnaea aruntalis <small>Cotton & Godfrey, 1938</small>: synonym of Austropeplea tomentosa <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)</small>
  • Lymnaea atkaensis <small>Dall, 1884</small> - frigid lymnaea: synonym of Ladislavella atkaensis <small>(Dall, 1884)</small> (new combination)
  • Lymnaea auricularia <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>: synonym of Radix auricularia <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Limnaea brevispira <small>Martens, 1897</small>: synonym of Bullastra brevispira <small>(Martens, 1897)</small>
  • Lymnaea bulimoides <small>Lea, 1841</small>: synonym of Sphaerogalba bulimoides <small>(Lea, 1841)</small>
  • Lymnaea bulla <small>Kobelt, 1881</small>: synonym of Cerasina bulla <small>(Kobelt, 1881)</small>
  • Lymnaea cailliaudi <small>(Bourguignat, 1883)</small>: synonym of Radix natalensis <small>(F. Krauss, 1848)</small> (junior synonym)
  • Lymnaea catascopium <small>Say, 1817</small>: synonym of Ladislavella catascopium <small>(Say, 1817)</small>
  • Lymnaea chereshnevi <small>Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989</small> : synonym of Radix chereshnevi <small>(Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989)</small>
  • Lymnaea columella: synonym of Pseudosuccinea columella
  • Lymnaea cousini: synonym of Galba cousini
  • Lymnaea cubensis is a synonyms of Galba cubensis
  • Lymnaea diaphana <small>King [in King & Broderip], 1832</small>: synonym of Pectinidens diaphanus <small>(King [in King & Broderip], 1832)</small>
  • Lymnaea elodes <small>Say, 1821</small>: synonym of Ladislavella elodes <small>(Say, 1821)</small>
  • Lymnaea emarginata <small>Say, 1821</small>: synonym of Ladislavella emarginata <small>(Say, 1821)</small>
  • Lymnaea fusca <small>(C. Pfeiffer, 1821)</small>: synonym of Stagnicola fuscus <small>(C. Pfeiffer, 1821</small>
  • Lymnaea gebleri <small>Middendorff, 1851</small>: synonym of Radix gebleri <small>(Middendorff, 1851)</small>
  • Lymnaea gracilis <small>Jay, 1839</small>: synonym of Acella haldemani <small>(Binney, 1867)</small>
  • Lymnaea hadutkae <small>Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989</small>: synonym of Radix auricularia <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Lymnaea haldemani <small>Binney, 1867</small>: synonym of Acella haldemani <small>(Binney, 1867)</small>
  • Lymnaea heptapotamica <small>Lazareva, 1967</small>: synonym of Orientogalba hookeri <small>(Reeve, 1850)</small>
  • Lymnaea hookeri <small>Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of Orientogalba hookeri <small>(Reeve, 1850)</small>
  • Lymnaea involuta <small>Thompson, 1840</small>: synonym of Myxas glutinosa <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>
  • Lymnaea luteola: synonym of Radix luteola
  • Lymnaea magadanensis <small>Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1985</small>: synonym of Pacifimyxas magadanensis <small>(Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1985)</small>
  • Lymnaea megasoma <small>Say, 1824</small>: synonym of Bulimnea megasoma <small>(Say, 1824)</small>
  • Lymnaea meridensis <small>Bargues, Artigas & Mas-Coma, 2011</small>: synonym of Galba meridensis <small>(Bargues, Artigas, Khoubbane & Mas-Coma, 2011)</small>
  • Lymnaea natalensis: synonym of Radix natalensis
  • Lymnaea neotropica <small>Bargues et al., 2007</small>: synonym of Galba neotropica
  • Lymnaea oahouensis <small>Souleyet, 1852</small>: synonym of Pseudisidora rubella <small>(I. Lea, 1841)</small>
  • Lymnaea ovata: synonym of Radix balthica <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Lymnaea ovata var. amnicola <small>Westerlund, 1890</small>: synonym of Radix balthica <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Lymnaea palustris <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>: synonym of Stagnicola palustris <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>
  • Lymnaea parva <small>I. Lea, 1841</small>: synonym of Fossaria parva <small>(I. Lea, 1841)</small>
  • Lymnaea peculiaris <small>Hubendick, 1951</small>: synonym of Limnobulla peculiaris <small>(Hubendick, 1951)</small>
  • Lymnaea peregra <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>: synonym of Radix peregra <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small> - wandering snail
  • Lymnaea producta <small>(Mighels, 1845)</small>: synonym of Pseudisidora producta <small>(Mighels, 1845)</small>
  • Lymnaea rubella <small>Lea, 1841</small>: synonym of Pseudisidora rubella <small>(Lea, 1841)</small>
  • Lymnaea rubiginosa <small>Michelin, 1831</small>: synonym of Radix rubiginosa <small>(Michelin, 1831)</small>
  • Lymnaea rufescens <small>Gray, 1822</small>: synonym of Radix rufescens <small>(Gray, 1822)</small>
  • Lymnaea schelechovi <small>Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989</small>: synonym of Radix schelechovi <small>(Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989)</small>
  • Lymnaea thermokamtschatica <small>Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989</small>: synonym of Radix auricularia <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Lymnaea truncatula <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>: synonym of Galba truncatula <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>
  • Lymnaea vahlii <small>Möller, 1842</small>: synonym of Walhiana vahlii <small>(Möller, 1842)</small>
  • Limnaea viatrix: synonym of Galba viatrix
  • † Lymnaea (Galba) kreutzii var. subfusca Łomnicki, 1886 : synonym of † Stagnicola kreutzii <small>(Łomnicki, 1886)</small>
  • Limneus kamtschaticus <small>Middendorff, 1851</small> : synonym of Radix kamtschatica <small>(Middendorff, 1851)</small>
  • Limneus minutus <small>Draparnaud, 1805</small> : synonym of Galba truncatula <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>
  • Limneus ovatus <small>Draparnaud, 1805</small> : synonym of Radix balthica <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Limneus parchappii <small>d'Orbigny, 1835</small> : synonym of Chilina parchappii <small>(d'Orbigny, 1835)</small>
  • Limnaeus amygdalum <small>Troschel, 1837</small>: synonym of Radix rufescens <small>(Gray, 1822)</small>

References

  • Vinarski V.M. (2013) One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there? Ruthenica 23(1): 41–58.