Biology:Mercuria confusa

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Mercuria confusa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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(unranked):
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Genus:
Mercuria
Species:
M. confusa
Binomial name
Mercuria confusa
Montague, 1803
Synonyms

Pseudamnicola confusa

Mercuria confusa, common name the '"swollen spire snail", is a northern European species of small brackish water or freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

This species only tolerates very low salinities, and is perhaps better characterized as a freshwater snail.

Description

The 3–4 mm. high shell is fragile and translucent yellow-white in colour (but often coated with dark deposits). The animal is entirely and uniformly pale and has pale tentacles.Mercuria confusa has a proportionately larger body whorl than other hydrobiids.

Distribution

This species occurs on the coasts of:

  • France
  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13769725 entry


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