Biology:Erinna (gastropod)
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
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| Erinna newcombi, a species with a sinistral shell | |
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| Genus: | Erinna H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855[1]
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| Erinna newcombi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
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Erinna is a genus of air-breathing, freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.[2] This genus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, United States .
Species
Species within the genus Erinna include:
- Erinna aulacospira (Ancey, 1889) – this species is considered as possibly extinct.[3]
- Erinna newcombi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 – Newcomb's snail, type species
References
- ↑ Adams A. (1855) "Descriptions of Two New Genera and several New Species of Mollusca, from the Collection of Hugh Cumming" Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part XXIII. 119-124.
- ↑ A. Morelet (1882). "Observations critiques sur le Mémoire de M. E. v. Martens, intitulé: Mollusques des Mascareignes et des Séchelles". Journal de Conchyliologie (H. Crosse) XXX: 104. https://archive.org/stream/journaldeconchyl301882pari#page/104/mode/2up. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Erinna aulacospira". NatureServe. October 2012. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Erinna+aulacospira. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q5389279 entry
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