Pomatiopsis lapidaria explained
Pomatiopsis lapidaria is an amphibious species of snail with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.
Pomatiopsis lapidaria is the type species of the genus Pomatiopsis.
Distribution
The distribution of Pomatiopsis lapidaria includes the USA.
The type locality was not recorded.
Ecology
Pomatiopsis lapidaria is amphibious: it lives in damp or wet habitats on marshy ground and in soil that is periodically flooded.[1]
Dundee (1957) described the life history and the anatomy of Pomatiopsis lapidaria in detail.[2]
External links
- Walker B. (1918). "A synopsis of the classification of the freshwater Mollusca of North America, north of Mexico, and a catalogue of the more recently described species, with notes". Miscellaneous Publications 6: 214 pp., 1 plate, 233 figures. [page 34].
Notes and References
- Davis G. M. (1979). "The origin and evolution of the gastropod family Pomatiopsidae, with emphasis on the Mekong river Triculinae". Academy of natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph 20: 1-120. . at Google Books.
- Dundee D. S. (1957). "Aspects of the biology of Pomatiopsis lapidaria (Say) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". Miscellaneous Publications 100: 65 pp., 14 plates, 1 figure, 2 maps, 8 tables. PDF.
