| Myosotella myosotis | |
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| live Myosotella myosotis | |
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| Species: | M. myosotis |
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| Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801) | |
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Myosotella myosotis, common name the mouse ear snail, is a European species of small salt marsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
For terms see gastropod shell.
The shell is yellowish to brownish, smooth or with fine striation. It is shiny. There are 7-8 slightly convex whorls. The apertural margin is white and usually with a white layer at the parietal side. The parietalis is very strong and horizontal and often a small second parietalis is present. The columellaris is strong and the umbilicus is usually covered. The form denticulata has 3-6 short and thin folds (like drops) near the palatal margin at the inner lip.
The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Myosotella myosotis has been available since 2008. [1]
As a native snail this species is found in the following countries and islands:
As an exotic, this species is found on:
This species lives right at sea level (at the highest high-tide level), and so therefore the minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 0 m. [3]
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Pythia is a genus of small air-breathing salt marsh snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pythiinae of the family Ellobiidae.
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Ovatella is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ellobiidae.