BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

GASTROPODA (slugs and snails)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Subclass OPISTHOBRANCHIA (opisthobranchs) 10 45     6  
Subclass PROSOBRANCHIA (operculate mollusc) 30 201 35   11 4
Subclass PULMONATA (slugs and snails) 54 214 107 5 17 15

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Cameron, R.A.D. & Redfern, M., 1976 British Land Snails
Janus, H., 1965 The Young Specialist looks at Molluscs
UK Seashells: http://geocities.com/slongrigg/index.html (Marine species) Web Site/Page
Macan, T.T. & Cooper, R.D., 1960 A Key to the British Fresh- and Brackish-Water Gastropods
Wardhaugh, A.A., 1989 Land Snails of the British Isles
Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut): http://users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons Web Site/Page

General Works

Email on conchology-uk YahooGroup on 31 Oct 07

GASTROPODA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with GASTROPODA:

is endoparasitised by larva Ravinia pernix - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) van Emden, F.I., 1954
is parasitised by Riccardoella limacum - a mite (Trombidoidea)

Gastropoda may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

References

van Emden, F.I., 1954 Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae

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