Mercuria similis

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Mercuria similis
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Shell of Mercuria similis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Mercuria
Species:
M. similis
Binomial name
Mercuria similis
(Draparnaud, 1805)
Synonyms [2]
  • Amnicola confusa Frauenfeld, 1863
  • Cyclostoma simile Draparnaud, 1805
  • Mercuria confusa (Frauenfeld, 1863)
  • Pseudamnicola confusa (Frauenfeld, 1863)
  • Pseudamnicola similis (Draparnaud, 1805)

Mercuria similis is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. [1]

Contents

This species only tolerates very low salinities, and is perhaps better characterized as a freshwater snail.

Description

The 3–4 mm. high shell is fragile and translucent yellow-white in colour (but often coated with dark deposits). The animal is entirely and uniformly pale and has pale tentacles. Mercuria similis has a proportionately larger body whorl than other hydrobiids.[ citation needed ]

The shell is short-conical and 3.90–4.50 mm high (Vic-la-Gardiole, Hérault), with a large oval aperture. The penis is long and slim, acute at its distal end, the penial appendix is broad and shorter than the penis which lies on the appendix.[ citation needed ]

Geographic distribution

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cianfanelli, S.; Prié, V.; Bodon, M.; Giusti, F.; Manganelli, G. (2010). "Mercuria similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T155342A4778564. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155342A4778564.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Mercuria similis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 30 May 2022.