''Galba'' is a

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of small air-breathing

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s, aquatic

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group inclu ...

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the family

Lymnaeidae Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, Aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila (cl ...

, the pond snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Galba Schrank, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716335 on 2014-11-17 The best-known species in the genus is '' Galba truncatula''. The genus ''Galba'' is known from the

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to the Recent periods.

Species

Species within the genus ''Galba'' include: * '' Galba bulimoides'' or ''Fossaria'' (''Bakerilymnaea'') ''bulimoides'' (I. Lea, 1841) * ''

Galba cousini ''Galba cousini'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Galba Schrank, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Jousseaume, 1887

* ''

Galba cubensis ''Galba cubensis'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Distribution ''Galba cubensis'' is native to parts of South America, ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1839

* '' Galba cyclostoma'' (Walker, 1908) (synonym: '' Fossaria cyclostoma'' (Walker, 1808)) * ''

Galba dalli Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne follow ...

'' (F.C. Baker, 1907) * † ''

Galba dupuyiana Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne follow ...

'' (Noulet, 1854) * ''

Galba exigua Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne follow ...

'' (I. Lea, 1841) * ''

Galba galbana Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne follow ...

'' Say, 1825) (synonym: ''

Fossaria galbana ''Galba'' is a genus of small air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Galba Schrank, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' Say, 1825) * †''

Galba gaudryi Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne follow ...

'' Wenz, 1922 * † ''

Galba halavatsi Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne follow ...

'' Wenz, 1922 * ''

Galba meridensis ''Galba meridensis'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Galba meridensis (Bargues, Artigas, Khou ...

'' (Bargues, Artigas, Khoubbane & Mas-Coma, 2011) * † ''

Galba minor Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne followin ...

'' (Thomä, 1845) * ''

Galba modicella ''Galba modicella'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Lymnaeidae Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, Aquatic ...

'' (Say, 1825) * ''

Galba neotropica ''Galba neotropica'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. This species was described as ''Lymnaea neotropica'' in 2007. However, it belo ...

'' (Bargues, Artigas, Mera y Sierra, Pointier & Mas-Coma, 2007) * '' Galba obrussa'' (Say, 1825

* '' Galba parva'' (I. Lea, 1841) (synonym: ''

Fossaria parva ''Galba'' is a genus of small air-breathing freshwater snails, Aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Galba Schrank, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (I.Lea, 1841)) * '' Galba pervia'' (Martens, 1867) * ''

Galba schirazensis ''Galba schirazensis'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Taxonomy This species was originally described by German malacologist Hein ...

'' Küster, 1862Glöer P. &

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(2012). "The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species". ''

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'' 219: 11-61, . * '' Galba sibirica'' (Westerlund, 1885) * † '' Galba subminuta'' (Almera & Bofill y Poch, 1895) * † '' Galba suboblonga'' (Kovalenko, 1994) * † '' Galba subpalustris'' - a fossil species from the late

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* ''

Galba viatrix ''Galba viatrix'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. References

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'' (d'Orbigny, 1835

;Subgenus ''Galba (Galba)'' Schrank, 1803 * † ''Galba (Galba) bulimoides'' (Klein, 1846)

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...

* † ''Galba (Galba) cornea'' (Brongniart, 1810) * † ''Galba (Galba) kenesensis'' (Halaváts, 1903) * † ''Galba (Galba) phrygopalustris'' (Oppenheim, 1919) * † ''Galba (Galba) praepalustris'' (Roman, 1907) * † ''Galba (Galba) sandbergeri'' (Łomnicki, 1886) * † ''Galba (Galba) subtruncatula'' (Clessin, 1885) * † ''Galba (Galba) suevica'' (Wenz, 1916) * '' Galba (Galba) truncatula'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)Müller O. F. (1774). ''Vermivm terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia''. Volumen alterum. pp. I-XXVI 1-36 1-214, -10 Havniae & Lipsiae. (Heineck & Faber). - the

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;Species brought into synonymy: * † ''Galba dupuyana'' (Noulet, 1854): synonym of † ''

'' (Noulet, 1854) * † ''Galba jaccardi'' (Maillard, 1892): synonym of † '' Stagnicola jaccardi'' (Maillard, 1892) * ''Galba montanensis'' F. C. Baker, 1913: synonym of '' Walterigalba montanensis'' (F. C. Baker, 1913) * ''Galba occulta'' Jackiewicz, 1959: synonym of ''

Ladislavella terebra ''Ladislavella terebra'' (Westerlund, 1885) (formerly known as ''Catascopia occulta'') is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Taxonomy Some authors class ...

'' (Westerlund, 1885) * ''Galba pusilla'' Schrank, 1803: synonym of ''Galba truncatula'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * † ''Galba (Galba) armaniacensis'' (Noulet, 1857): synonym of † '' Stagnicola armaniacensis'' (Noulet, 1857) * † ''Galba (Galba) bouilleti'' (Michaud, 1855): synonym of † '' Stagnicola bouilleti'' (Michaud, 1855) * † ''Galba (Galba) glabra'' (Müller, 1774): synonym of † '' Omphiscola glabra'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * † ''Galba (Galba) heriacensis'' (Fontannes, 1876): synonym of † '' Stagnicola bouilleti'' (Michaud, 1855) * † ''Galba (Galba) jaccardi'' (Maillard, 1892): synonym of † '' Stagnicola jaccardi'' (Maillard, 1892) * † ''Galba (Galba) kreutzii'' (Łomnicki, 1886): synonym of † '' Stagnicola kreutzii'' (Łomnicki, 1886) * ''Galba (Galba) palustris'' (Müller, 1774): synonym of ''

Stagnicola palustris ''Stagnicola palustris'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Stagnicola palustris (O. F. Mülle ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * † ''Galba (Galba) rouvillei'' (Fontannes, 1879): synonym of † '' Stagnicola bouilleti'' (Michaud, 1855) * † ''Galba (Galba) subfragilis'' (d'Orbigny, 1852): synonym of † ''

Lymnaea subfragilis ''Lymnaea'' is a genus of small to large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lymnaeinae of the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799. ...

'' d'Orbigny, 1852 * † ''Galba (Galba) subpalustris'' (Thomä, 1845): synonym of † '' Stagnicola subpalustris'' (Thomä, 1845)

References

* Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1985) Vinarski V.M. (2013) ''One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there?'' Ruthenica 23(1): 41-58

External links

Guo-Hua Liu, Shu-Yan Wang, Wei-Yi Huang, Guang-Hui Zhao, Shu-Jun Wei, Hui-Qun Song, Min-Jun Xu, Rui-Qing Lin, Dong-Hui Zhou, Xing-Quan Zhu : The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Galba pervia (Gastropoda: Mollusca), an Intermediate Host Snail of Fasciola spp; PLOS, One, July 26, 2012
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