Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
(Dwarf Pond Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalba truncatula (Dwarf Pond Snail)
FamilyLYMNAEIDAE (pond snails)
SuperfamilyLYMNAEOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubterclassTectipleura (a subterclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Galba truncatula (Dwarf Pond Snail) :
1: Galba truncatula (Dwarf Pond Snail)
23 Jun 1996 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in pool in dried up stream bed
Image 1: Shell - two views

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
McDonell, R.J., Gormally, R.J. & Knutson, L.V. 2004 Galba truncatula (Müller), the liver fluke snail: confirmed as alternate host of Pherbellia schoenherri schoenherri (Fallén) (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in the wild Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) 10: 69-71.

Galba truncatula (Dwarf Pond Snail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Galba truncatula (Dwarf Pond Snail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Galba truncatula (Dwarf Pond Snail)
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