Marsh Pondsnail facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Marsh Pondsnail |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Phylum: | |
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| Superfamily: |
Lymnaeoidea
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| Family: |
Lymnaeidae
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| Subfamily: |
Lymnaeinae
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| Genus: |
Stagnicola
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| Species: |
S. elodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Stagnicola elodes (Say, 1821)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lymnaea elodes (Say, 1821) |
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Stagnicola elodes is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
Taxonomy
There is a very similar species Stagnicola palustris in Europe, and both species could in fact be one and the same species.
Distribution
The distribution of Stagnicola elodes in North America includes the Great Lakes region and the United States.
Ecology
Parasites of Stagnicola elodes include:
- Echinostoma revolutum
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