Lymnaea stagnalis
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Lymnaea stagnalis with Physa
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NE
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Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Lymnaea stagnalis, the great pond snail, is a species of freshwater gastropod from the family Lymnaeidae.
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[edit] Description
Height of shell: 45-60 mm. Width of shell: 20-30 (34) mm.
[edit] Distribution and biotope
Distribuiton: Holarctic. It is widely distributed species, common in many countries.
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE) [1]
- The Czech Republic - least concern (LC)[2]
- Germany - distributed in whole Germany but in 2 states in red list (Rote Liste BRD).[3]
- Netherlands[4]
- Russia - Sverdlovsk oblast[5]
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Canada (Alberta province)
Biotope: freshwater slowly running waters and standing water bodies.
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 4 March 2007.
- ^ Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40.
- ^ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
- ^ (Dutch) Lymnaea stagnalis — Anemoon
- ^ http://ecoinf.uran.ru/content/4catalog/61.shtml
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