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Hydrobiidae

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Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish water snails with an operculum, in the order Littorinimorpha.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Hydrobiidae is referenced by 462 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, International Standard Book Number and penis.

It sits within the topics Hydrobiidae and Taxa named by William Stimpson.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

mud snails

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderLittorinimorpha
  5. FamilyHydrobiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded260,939

觿螺科(學名:Hydrobiidae),舊作釘螺科:25,是新進腹足類的一個科級分類單元,是一種腹足綱軟體動物的分類,其物種棲息於淡水、鹹淡水交界及海水。舊屬盤足目:25,屬於玉黍螺類支序截螺總科。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,148
With media
48
Family
Hydrobiidae
Collections
UF, SDNHM, LACM, CM, GMNH, CAS
Recorded in
United States

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Commons category
Hydrobiidae
taxon name
Hydrobiidae
taxon common name
Wattschnecken
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Description
  • Ecology
  • Habitat
  • Feeding habits
  • Taxonomy
  • 2005 taxonomy
  • Genera
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish water snails with an operculum, in the order Littorinimorpha.

== Distribution == Hydrobiidae are found in much of the world, inhabiting all continents except Antarctica. In Australia alone there are over 260 species in the family.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hydrobiidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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