''Laemodonta'' is a

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of small air-breathing, saltmarsh

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s in the

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Ellobiidae Ellobiidae, common name the hollow-shelled snails, is a family of small air-breathing land, marine, and brackish snails; pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata.Bouchet, P. (2012). Ellobiidae. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205794 on 2012-03-16

Description

(Description as ''Plecotrema'') The solid shell has an ovate-conic shape and is umbilicated. The acute

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is elevated. The oblong

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is contracted. The inner

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shows three plaits, the middle one bifid. The outer lip has a marginal

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and is internally bidentate.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1855). Contributions towards the natural history of the Auriculidae, a family of pulmoniferous Mollusca; with descriptions of many new species from the Cumingian Collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 30-37
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Species

Species within the genus ''Laemodonta'' include: * '' Laemodonta bella'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855) * '' Laemodonta blaisei'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1905) * † ''

Laemodonta blesensis ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Tournouër, 1870) † * † '' Laemodonta bourgeoisi'' (Tournouër, 1870) † * '' Laemodonta clausa'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) * '' Laemodonta cubensis'' (Pfeiffer, 1854) * † ''

Laemodonta delaunayi ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Tournouër, 1870) † * ''

Laemodonta exaratoides ''Laemodonta exaratoides'' is a species of small air-breathing snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Ellobiidae. Distribution This species occurs in Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and S ...

'' Kawabe, 1992 * ''

Laemodonta hirsuta ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Garrett, 1872) * ''

Laemodonta livida ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' Perugia, 2010 * ''

Laemodonta madagascariensis ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' Bozzetti, 2007 * ''

Laemodonta minuta ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Möllendorff, 1885) * ''

Laemodonta monilifera ''Laemodonta monilifera'' is a species of small air-breathing snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae Ellobiidae, common name the hollow-shelled snails, is a family of small air-breathing land, marine, and b ...

'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) * ''

Laemodonta oblonga ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' Jickeli, 1874 * ''

Laemodonta octanfracta ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Jonas, 1845) * ''

Laemodonta punctatostriata ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) * '' Laemodonta punctigera'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) * ''

Laemodonta rapax ''Laemodonta'' is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Laemodonta Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Dohrn, 1860) * ''

Laemodonta siamensis ''Laemodonta siamensis'' is a species of small air-breathing saltmarsh snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Ellobiidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Laemodonta siamensis'' i ...

'' (Morelet, 1875) * † '' Laemodonta striata'' (Förster, 1888) † * '' Laemodonta typica'' (H. & A. Adams, 1854) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Laemodonta affinis'' (Férussac, 1821) : synonym of '' Pedipes affinis'' Férussac, 1821 * '' Laemodonta amplicatus'' C. F. Jickeli, 1874: synonym of '' Pedipes amplicatus'' (C. F. Jickeli, 1874) * ''Laemodonta bronni'' (sic): synonym of '' Allochroa bronnii'' (Philippi, 1846) * ''Laemodonta ciliata'' (Tate, 1879): synonym of ''

'' (Jonas, 1845) * ''Laemodonta conica'' (Pease, 1863): synonym of '' Allochroa layardi'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855) * '' Laemodonta exarata'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) synonym of '' Melampus exaratus'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Laemodonta exigua'' (H. Adams, 1867): synonym of '' Laemodonta bella'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855) * ''Laemodonta striata'' (Philippi, 1846): synonym of ''

'' (Jonas, 1845)

References

* Zilch, A. 1959. Euthyneura. In, Schindewolf, O.H. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläozoologie. Berlin-Zehlendorf : Bornträger Vol. 6(2)(2) xii 834 pp. * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * Smith B.J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 8. xii + 405 pp

External links

Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1854). Monograph of Plecotrema, a new genus of gasteropodous mollusks, belonging to the family Auriculidae, from specimens in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1853) 21: 120-122

Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1898). Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz. 22: 26-208

Morgan J. de. (1917). Observations sur les Auriculidés du Falunien de la Touraine. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. ser. 4, 16: 21-49
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