Amnicola limosus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Amnicola limosus |
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Scientific classification | |
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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: |
Rissooidea
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Family: |
Amnicolidae
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Subfamily: |
Amnicolinae
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Genus: |
Amnicola
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Species: |
A. limosus
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Binomial name | |
Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817)
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Amnicola limosus, common name the mud amnicola, is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and along the Gulf of Maine. Amnicola limosus limosus has been found in Utah.
The type locality is Delaware River and Schuylkill River.
Description
Parasites
Amnicola limosus is the first intermediate host for the trematode Metorchis conjunctus.
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