Lymnaea Explained

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.^[1]

Some species are used in aquaculture under the name Melantho snails.^[2]

Numerous Lymnaea species serve as intermediate hosts for trematodes.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Lymnaea is the type genus of the family Lymnaeidae.

Species

Species within the genus Lymnaea include:

• † Lymnaea acuminata Brongniart, 1810
• † Lymnaea acuta Repelin, 1902
• † Lymnaea aequalis Serres, 1818
• † Lymnaea alamosensis Arnold, 1908
• † Lymnaea antiqua Brongniart, 1810
• † Lymnaea aptensis Matheron, 1861
• † Lymnaea ativuncula White, 1886
• † Lymnaea bertschingeri Maillard, 1892
• † Lymnaea bervillii Deshayes, 1863
• † Lymnaea binxianensis Youluo, 1978
• † Lymnaea bogatschevi Vinarski & Frolov, 2017
• † Lymnaea boreliana Noulet, 1857
• † Lymnaea brardi Deshayes, 1863
• † Lymnaea cadurcensis Noulet, 1854
• † Lymnaea caudata F. E. Edwards, 1852
• † Lymnaea cirtana Pallary, 1901
• † Lymnaea compactilis Meek, 1873
• † Lymnaea conica Repelin, 1902
• † Lymnaea consortis White, 1886
• † Lymnaea contracosta Cooper, 1894
• † Lymnaea cosensis Tournouër, 1875
• † Lymnaea crassula Deshayes, 1863
• † Lymnaea cretacea Thomä, 1845
• † Lymnaea dalangshanensis Yü & Zhang, 1982
• † Lymnaea depereti Caziot, 1905
• † Lymnaea diaphana Evans & Shumard, 1856
• † Lymnaea dubrueili Fontannes, 1879
• † Lymnaea fabrei Noulet, 1867
• † Lymnaea filholi Bourguignat in Filhol, 1877
• † Lymnaea filicosta Hanna, 1923
• † Lymnaea fluminicoloides Yen, 1946
• Lymnaea fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758)^[6]
• † Lymnaea fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1817
• † Lymnaea gargasensis Matheron in Heer, 1861
• † Lymnaea gracilis (Jooss, 1912)
• † Lymnaea headonensis Newton & G. F. Harris, 1894
• † Lymnaea hennei Dunker, 1846
• † Lymnaea hopii Robinson, 1915
• † Lymnaea jobae (Bourguignat, 1862)
• † Lymnaea kashmiriensis Prashad, 1925
• † Lymnaea klaici Brusina, 1884
• † Lymnaea kuanchuangensis Yen, 1969
• † Lymnaea lawsoni (Hannibal, 1912)
• † Lymnaea limatula Hanna, 1923
• † Lymnaea longissima Matheron, 1843
• † Lymnaea mascallica Cossmann, 1907
• † Lymnaea megarensis Gaudry in Gaudry & Fischer, 1867
• † Lymnaea metochiana Pavlović, 1933
• † Lymnaea milneedwardsiana Bourguignat in Filhol, 1877
• † Lymnaea minuscul White, 1880
• † Lymnaea morrisonensis Yen, 1952
• † Lymnaea munieri Repelin, 1902
• † Lymnaea nebrascensis Evans & Shumard, 1856
• † Lymnaea nitidula (Meek, 1860)
• † Lymnaea nogradensis Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1954
• † Lymnaea obesa Förster, 1892
• † Lymnaea otiformis (Stache in F. Sandberger, 1871)
• † Lymnaea ovum Brongniart, 1810 †* † Lymnaea paotehensis Yen, 1969 †
• † Lymnaea parvula Deshayes, 1863
• † Lymnaea pavlovici Milošević, 1981
• † Lymnaea peregrina Deshayes, 1838
• † Lymnaea permanenta Milošević, 1981
• † Lymnaea physoides de Loriol in de Loriol & Jaccard, 1865
• † Lymnaea procera Förster, 1892
• † Lymnaea pygmaea Serres, 1818
• † Lymnaea raphidia (Bourguignat, 1859)
• † Lymnaea rivalis A. Férussac, 1812
• † Lymnaea rollandi Noulet, 1854
• † Lymnaea sagensis Yen, 1946
• † Lymnaea saportae Matheron, 1861
• † Lymnaea shargainense Popova, 1981
• † Lymnaea sieverti Cockerell, 1906
• † Lymnaea similis Meek, 1860
• Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - great pond snail, type species^[6]
• † Lymnaea stojadinovici Milošević, 1981
• † Lymnaea stoppaniana Coppi, 1876
• † Lymnaea striatella Grateloup, 1828
• † Lymnaea subangulata Roffiaen, 1868
• † Lymnaea subfragilis d'Orbigny, 1852
• † Lymnaea succinoides Serres, 1853
• Lymnaea taurica (Clessin, 1880)^[7]
  • Lymnaea taurica kazakensis Mozley, 1934^{[6] [7]}
• † Lymnaea tchihatcheffi P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866
• † Lymnaea tengchieni Kadolsky, 1995
• † Lymnaea tombecki Deshayes, 1863 †
• Lymnaea tomentosa Pfeiffer, 1855
  • Lymnaea tomentosa hamiltoni Dell, 1956
• † Lymnaea truci Schlickum & Strauch, 1979
• † Lymnaea tumere Pierce, 1993
• † Lymnaea turrita Klein, 1853
• † Lymnaea umbilicalis Yen, 1946
• † Lymnaea urceolata A. Braun in Walchner, 1851
• † Lymnaea ventricosa Brongniart, 1810
• † Lymnaea vidali Hermite, 1879
• Lymnaea vulnerata Küster, 1862
• † Lymnaea weberi Pohlig, 1883
• † Lymnaea websteri Arkell, 1941
• † Lymnaea zlatarskii Toula, 1892

Synonyms:

• Lymnaea (Stagnicola): synonym of Stagnicola Jeffreys, 1830
• Lymnaea arctica Lea, 1864: synonym of Stagnicola arctica (Lea, 1864)
• Lymnaea aruntalis Cotton & Godfrey, 1938: synonym of Austropeplea tomentosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
• Lymnaea atkaensis Dall, 1884 - frigid lymnaea: synonym of Ladislavella atkaensis (Dall, 1884) (new combination)
• Lymnaea auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Limnaea brevispira Martens, 1897: synonym of Bullastra brevispira (Martens, 1897)
• Lymnaea bulimoides Lea, 1841: synonym of Sphaerogalba bulimoides (Lea, 1841)
• Lymnaea bulla Kobelt, 1881: synonym of Cerasina bulla (Kobelt, 1881)
• Lymnaea cailliaudi (Bourguignat, 1883): synonym of Radix natalensis (F. Krauss, 1848) (junior synonym)
• Lymnaea catascopium Say, 1817: synonym of Ladislavella catascopium (Say, 1817)
• Lymnaea chereshnevi Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989 : synonym of Radix chereshnevi (Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989)
• Lymnaea columella: synonym of Pseudosuccinea columella
• Lymnaea cousini:^[8] synonym of Galba cousini
• Lymnaea cubensis is a synonyms of Galba cubensis
• Lymnaea diaphana King [in King & Broderip], 1832: synonym of Pectinidens diaphanus (King [in King & Broderip], 1832)
• Lymnaea elodes Say, 1821: synonym of Ladislavella elodes (Say, 1821)
• Lymnaea emarginata Say, 1821: synonym of Ladislavella emarginata (Say, 1821)
• Lymnaea fusca (C. Pfeiffer, 1821): synonym of Stagnicola fuscus (C. Pfeiffer, 1821
• Lymnaea gebleri Middendorff, 1851: synonym of Radix gebleri (Middendorff, 1851)
• Lymnaea gracilis Jay, 1839: synonym of Acella haldemani (Binney, 1867)
• Lymnaea hadutkae Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989: synonym of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lymnaea haldemani Binney, 1867: synonym of Acella haldemani (Binney, 1867)
• Lymnaea heptapotamica Lazareva, 1967: synonym of Orientogalba hookeri (Reeve, 1850)
• Lymnaea hookeri Reeve, 1850: synonym of Orientogalba hookeri (Reeve, 1850)
• Lymnaea involuta Thompson, 1840: synonym of Myxas glutinosa (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Lymnaea luteola: synonym of Radix luteola
• Lymnaea magadanensis Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1985: synonym of Pacifimyxas magadanensis (Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1985)
• Lymnaea megasoma Say, 1824: synonym of Bulimnea megasoma (Say, 1824)
• Lymnaea meridensis Bargues, Artigas & Mas-Coma, 2011:^[9] synonym of Galba meridensis (Bargues, Artigas, Khoubbane & Mas-Coma, 2011)
• Lymnaea natalensis: synonym of Radix natalensis
• Lymnaea neotropica Bargues et al., 2007:^[10] synonym of Galba neotropica
• Lymnaea oahouensis Souleyet, 1852: synonym of Pseudisidora rubella (I. Lea, 1841)
• Lymnaea ovata: synonym of Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lymnaea ovata var. amnicola Westerlund, 1890: synonym of Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lymnaea palustris (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Stagnicola palustris (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Lymnaea parva I. Lea, 1841: synonym of Fossaria parva (I. Lea, 1841)
• Lymnaea peculiaris Hubendick, 1951: synonym of Limnobulla peculiaris (Hubendick, 1951)
• Lymnaea peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Radix peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774) - wandering snail
• Lymnaea producta (Mighels, 1845): synonym of Pseudisidora producta (Mighels, 1845)
• Lymnaea rubella Lea, 1841: synonym of Pseudisidora rubella (Lea, 1841)
• Lymnaea rubiginosa Michelin, 1831: synonym of Radix rubiginosa (Michelin, 1831)
• Lymnaea rufescens Gray, 1822: synonym of Radix rufescens (Gray, 1822)
• Lymnaea schelechovi Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989: synonym of Radix schelechovi (Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989)
• Lymnaea thermokamtschatica Kruglov & Starobogatov, 1989: synonym of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lymnaea truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Lymnaea vahlii Möller, 1842: synonym of Walhiana vahlii (Möller, 1842)
• Limnaea viatrix:^[10] synonym of Galba viatrix
• † Lymnaea (Galba) kreutzii var. subfusca Łomnicki, 1886 : synonym of † Stagnicola kreutzii (Łomnicki, 1886)
• Limneus kamtschaticus Middendorff, 1851 : synonym of Radix kamtschatica (Middendorff, 1851)
• Limneus minutus Draparnaud, 1805 : synonym of Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Limneus ovatus Draparnaud, 1805 : synonym of Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Limneus parchappii d'Orbigny, 1835 : synonym of Chilina parchappii (d'Orbigny, 1835)
• Limnaeus amygdalum Troschel, 1837: synonym of Radix rufescens (Gray, 1822)

References

• Vinarski V.M. (2013) One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there? Ruthenica 23(1): 41–58.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160345 on 2013-06-06
2. Web site: Aquaculture Law Digest . Ohio Department of Natural Resources (undated) . 4 January 2014.
3. Novobilsky . Adam . Kasny . Martin . Beran . Lubos . Rondelaud . Daniel . Hoglund . Johan . Lymnaea palustris and Lymnaea fuscus are potential but uncommon intermediate hosts of Fasciola hepatica in Sweden . Parasit Vectors . 2013 . 6 . 1 . 251 . 10.1186/1756-3305-6-251 . 23985077 . 3765860 . free .
4. Web site: Lymnaea definition of Lymnaea by Medical dictionary . The Free Dictionary . Farlex . 21 August 2020.
5. Skala . Vladimir . Walker . Anthony . Horak . Petr . Snail defence responses to parasite infection: The Lymnaea stagnalis-Trichobilharzia szidati model . Developmental & Comparative Immunology . January 2020 . 102 . 103464 . 10.1016/j.dci.2019.103464 . 31402190 . 199540040 .
6. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/list/* ?taxongenus=302 * in genus Lymnaea
7. Vinarski M. V., Schniebs K., Glöer P., Son M. O. & Hundsdoerfer A. K. (2012). "The steppe relics: taxonomic study on two lymnaeid species endemic to the former USSR (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 141(1): 67-85. .
8. Correa . A. C. . Escobar . J. S. . Durand . P. . Renaud . F. O. . David . P. . Jarne . P. . Pointier . J. P. . Hurtrez-Boussès . S. . 10.1186/1471-2148-10-381 . Bridging gaps in the molecular phylogeny of the Lymnaeidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata), vectors of Fascioliasis . BMC Evolutionary Biology . 10 . 381 . 2010 . 21143890. 3013105 . free .
9. Bargues M. D., Artigas P., Khoubbane M. & Mas-Coma S. (2011). "DNA sequence characterisation and phylogeography of Lymnaea cousini and related *, vectors of fascioliasis in northern Andean countries, with description of L. meridensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae)". Parasites & Vectors 4: 132. .
10. Bargues . M. D. . Artigas . P. . Mera y Sierra . R. L. . Pointier . J. P. . Mas-Coma . S. . Characterisation of Lymnaea cubensis, L. Viatrix and L. Neotropica n. Sp., the main vectors of Fasciola hepatica in Latin America, by analysis of their ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA . Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology . 101 . 7 . 621–641 . 10.1179/136485907X229077 . 2007 . 17877881 . 22522986 .