Amnicola limosus

Amnicola limosus, common name the mud amnicola, is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[3]

Amnicola limosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Amnicolidae
Subfamily:
Amnicolinae
Genus:
Amnicola
Species:
A. limosus
Binomial name
Amnicola limosus
(Say, 1817)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Paludina limosa Say, 1817
  • Amnicola limosa Say, 1817
  • Lagochilus studeri Suter, 1896
  • Paludina porata Say, 1821

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and along the Gulf of Maine. Amnicola limosus limosus has been found in Utah.[4]

The type locality is Delaware River and Schuylkill River.[1]

Parasites

Amnicola limosus is the first intermediate host for the trematode Metorchis conjunctus.[5]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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 .
  4. "Amnicola limosus". Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  5. 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.


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