''Iravadia'' is a

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of very small, somewhat

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land snails that have a

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and an operculum, semi-

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gastropod

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s or

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in the

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Iravadiidae Iravadiidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Iravadiidae Thiele, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205147 on 2012-08-12 These tiny snails live in damp habitat (under rotting vegetation) that is very close to the edge of the sea; they can tolerate being washed with saltwater during especially high tides. These snails are listed as freshwater snails by Vaught (1989).Vaught K. C. (1989) ''A classification of the living mollusca'', edited by R. Tucker Abbott and Kenneth J. Boss.

Taxonomy

William Thomas Blanford William Thomas Blanford (7 October 183223 June 1905) was an English geologist and naturalist. He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma''. Biography Blanford was born ...

established the genus ''Iravadia'' within the family

Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution and habitat This family of snails is found worldwide. They ...

in 1867.

Species

Species within the genus ''Iravadia'' include: * ''

Iravadia angulata ''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi- terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...

'' (Laseron, 1956) * ''

Iravadia bombayana ''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi- terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed thr ...

'' (Stoliczka, 1868) * ''

Iravadia capitata ''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi- terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...

'' (Laseron, 1956) * '' Iravadia carpentariensis'' (Hedley, 1912) * ''

Iravadia cochinchinensis ''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi- terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed thr ...

'' (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1910) * † ''

Iravadia dolini ''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi- terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...

'' Lozouet, 2003Lozouet P. (2003). "A new species of ''Iravadia'' s.s. (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Iravadiidae) from the late Oligocene of the Aquitaine Basin (southern France). The earliest record of brackish-water Iravadiidae?". ''Geodiversitas'' 25(2): 237-242
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* ''

Iravadia elongata ''Iravadia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi- terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Iravadia Blanford, 1867. Accessed through ...

'' (Hornung & Mermod, 1928) * '' Iravadia goliath'' (Laseron, 1956) * '' Iravadia ornata'' Blanford, 1867 - type species of the genus ''Iravadia'' * '' Iravadia pilbara'' Golding, 2014 * '' Iravadia quadrasi'' (O. Boettger, 1893) * '' Iravadia quadrina'' (Laseron, 1956) * '' Iravadia rohdei'' (Brandt, 1968) * '' Iravadia tenella'' Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1912 * '' Iravadia tenuilirata'' (Boettger, 1893) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Iravadia annandalei'' Preston, 1916: synonym of '' Iravadia ornata'' Blanford, 1867 * ''Iravadia aristaei'' (Melvill, 1912): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba aristaei ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Melvill, 1912) * ''Iravadia atemeles'' (Melvill, 1912): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba atemeles ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Melvill, 1896) * ''Iravadia australis'' Hedley, 1900: synonym of '' Pellamora australis'' (Hedley, 1901) * ''Iravadia bella'' (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''Iravadia delicata'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Iravadia delicata'' (Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba delicata ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Iravadia densilabrum'' (Melvill, 1912): synonym of '' Pellamora densilabrum'' (Melvill, 1912) * ''Iravadia elegantula'' (A. Adams, 1861): synonym of '' Fluviocingula elegantula'' (A. Adams, 1861) * ''Iravadia ennurensis'' Preston, 1916: synonym of ''Iravadia ornata'' Blanford, 1867 * ''Iravadia expansilabrum'' Ponder, 1984: synonym of ''

Pseudonoba expansilabrum ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Ponder, 1984) (original combination) * ''Iravadia funerea'' Preston, 1916: synonym of ''Iravadia ornata'' Blanford, 1867 * ''Iravadia gemmata'' Ponder, 1984: synonym of ''

Pseudonoba gemmata ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Ponder, 1984) * ''Iravadia ictriella'' (Melvill, 1910): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba ictriella ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Melvill, 1910) * ''Iravadia inflata'' (Ponder, 1967): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba inflata ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae Iravadiidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the clade Littorinimorpha Litto ...

'' (Ponder, 1967) * ''Iravadia mahimensis'' (Melvill, 1893): synonym of '' Pseudomerelina mahimensis'' (Melvill, 1893) * ''Iravadia nipponica'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1954): synonym of '' Fluviocingula nipponica'' Kuroda & Habe, 1954 * ''Iravadia padangensis'' (Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba padangensis ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Iravadia princeps'' Preston, 1915: synonym of ''Iravadia ornata'' Blanford, 1867 * ''Iravadia profundior'' Ponder, 1984: synonym of ''

Pseudonoba profundior ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Ponder, 1984) (originam combination) * ''Iravadia resima'' (Laseron, 1956): synonym of '' Fluviocingula resima'' (Laseron, 1956) * ''Iravadia reticulata'' Brandt, 1968: synonym of ''Iravadia quadrasi'' (O. Boettger, 1893) * ''Iravadia sakaguchii'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1954): synonym of '' Wakauraia sakaguchii'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1954) * ''Iravadia sublevis'' (Laseron, 1956): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba sublevis ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Laseron, 1956) * ''Iravadia subquadrata'' (Laseron, 1950): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba subquadrata ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Laseron, 1950) * ''Iravadia trochlearis'' (Gould, 1861): synonym of ''

Stosicia annulata ''Stosicia'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Stosicia'' include: * '' Stosicia aberrans'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) * '' Stosicia abnormis'' (G. N ...

'' (Dunker, 1859) * ''Iravadia tuberculata'' Brandt, 1974: synonym of ''Iravadia mahimensis'' (Melvill, 1893) * ''Iravadia yendoi'' (Yokoyama, 1927): synonym of ''

Pseudonoba yendoi ''Pseudonoba'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudonoba O. Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' (Yokoyama, 1927)

References

External links

Blanford W. T. (1867). Contributions to Indian Malacology, No. VIII. List of Estuary shells collected in the delta of the Irawady, in Pegu, with descriptions of the new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 36(2): 51-72, pl. 2

Ponder W. F. (1984) ''A review of the genera of the Iravadiidae (Gastropoda: Rissoacea) with an assessment of the relationships of the Family''. Malacologia 25(1): 21-71
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