LYMNAEIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(pond snails)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
AMPHIPEPLEINAE
a subfamily of molluscs
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 		Subfamily 1 subtaxa 2 images
Galba truncatula
Dwarf Pond Snail
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 		Species 1 images 1 ident. refs
LYMNAEINAE
a subfamily of molluscs
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 		Subfamily 3 subtaxa 29 images 1 ident. refs
Omphiscola glabra
Mud Pond Snail
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyLYMNAEIDAE (pond snails)
SuperfamilyLYMNAEOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderHYGROPHILA (an order 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)

LYMNAEIDAE (pond snails) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for LYMNAEIDAE (pond snails)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 21 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for LYMNAEIDAE (pond snails)
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