Laemodonta

Laemodonta
	Laemodonta siamensis, live animal withdrawn into its shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Ellobiida
Superfamily:	Ellobioidea
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Laemodonta; Philippi, 1846
Type species
	Auricula striata Philippi, 1846;
Synonyms
	Auricula (Plecotrema) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854; Laemodonta (Laemodonta) Philippi, 1846· accepted, alternate representation; Laimodonta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (unjustified emendation of original genus name Laemodonta Philippi, 1846); Ophicardelus (Laimodonta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (unjustified emendation of original genus name Laemodonta Philippi, 1846); Plecotrema H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854; † Plecotrema (Plecotremopsis) de Morgan, 1917 (junior synonym);

Laemodonta is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.^[1]

Description[edit]

(Description as Plecotrema) The solid shell has an ovate-conic shape and is umbilicated. The acute spire is elevated. The oblong aperture is contracted. The inner lip shows three plaits, the middle one bifid. The outer lip has a marginal varix and is internally bidentate.^[2]

Species[edit]

Species within the genus Laemodonta include:

Laemodonta bella (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)
Laemodonta blaisei (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1905)
† Laemodonta blesensis (Tournouër, 1870) †
† Laemodonta bourgeoisi (Tournouër, 1870) †
Laemodonta clausa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
Laemodonta cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1854)
† Laemodonta delaunayi (Tournouër, 1870) †
Laemodonta exaratoides Kawabe, 1992
Laemodonta hirsuta (Garrett, 1872)
Laemodonta livida Perugia, 2010
Laemodonta madagascariensis Bozzetti, 2007
Laemodonta minuta (Möllendorff, 1885)
Laemodonta monilifera (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
Laemodonta oblonga Jickeli, 1874
Laemodonta octanfracta (Jonas, 1845)
Laemodonta punctatostriata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
Laemodonta punctigera (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
Laemodonta rapax (Dohrn, 1860)
Laemodonta siamensis (Morelet, 1875)
† Laemodonta striata (Förster, 1888) †
Laemodonta typica (H. & A. Adams, 1854)

Species brought into synonymy

Laemodonta affinis (Férussac, 1821) : synonym of Pedipes affinis Férussac, 1821
Laemodonta amplicatus C. F. Jickeli, 1874: synonym of Pedipes amplicatus (C. F. Jickeli, 1874)
Laemodonta bronni' (sic)': synonym of Allochroa bronnii (Philippi, 1846)
Laemodonta ciliata (Tate, 1879): synonym of Laemodonta octanfracta (Jonas, 1845)
Laemodonta conica (Pease, 1863): synonym of Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)
Laemodonta exarata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) synonym of Melampus exaratus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Laemodonta exigua (H. Adams, 1867): synonym of Laemodonta bella (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)
Laemodonta striata (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Laemodonta octanfracta (Jonas, 1845)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205794 on 2012-03-16
^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1855). Contributions towards the natural history of the Auriculidae, a family of pulmoniferous Mollusca; with descriptions of many new species from the Cumingian Collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 30-37

Zilch, A. 1959. Euthyneura. In, Schindewolf, O.H. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläozoologie. Berlin-Zehlendorf : Bornträger Vol. 6(2)(2) xii 834 pp.
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
Smith B.J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 8. xii + 405 pp

External links[edit]

[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205794 on 2012-03-16

[2] Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1855). Contributions towards the natural history of the Auriculidae, a family of pulmoniferous Mollusca; with descriptions of many new species from the Cumingian Collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 30-37

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