Paralaoma servilis

Last updated

Paralaoma servilis
Paralaoma servilis 267180511.jpg
Live P. servilis in Washington State, United States
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Punctidae
Genus: Paralaoma
Species:
P. servilis
Binomial name
Paralaoma servilis
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Helix (Discus) derelictaLegrand, 1871 (junior synonym)
  • Helix (Helicella) pusillaR. T. Lowe, 1831 (name preoccupied; non Helix pusilla Vallot, 1801)
  • Helix (Patula) cryophilaE. von Martens, 1865 (junior synonym)
  • Helix (Patula) stellataBrazier, 1871 (junior synonym)
  • Helix arenicolaTate, 1878 (unavailable: not Helix arenicola Lowe, Lowe, 1854)
  • Helix caputspinulaeReeve, 1852 (junior synonym)
  • Helix discorsPetterd, 1902 (junior synonym)
  • Helix epsilonL. Pfeiffer, 1853
  • Helix hobartiCox, 1868 (junior synonym)
  • Helix mortiCox, 1864 (junior synonym)
  • Helix mucoidesTenison Woods, 1879 (junior synonym)
  • Helix paradoxaCox, 1864 (junior synonym)
  • Helix salaziensisG. Nevill, 1870 (junior synonym)
  • Helix servilisShuttleworth, 1852 (original combination)
  • Helix similisCox, 1868 (junior synonym)
  • Helix sitiensLegrand, 1871 (junior synonym)
  • Helix tenuicostataL. Pfeiffer, 1846 (junior synonym)
  • Hyalina conspectaBland, 1865
  • Microphysa pumilaHutton, 1882
  • Paralaoma caputspinulae(Reeve, 1852) (junior synonym)
  • Paralaoma decresensisIredale, 1937 (junior synonym)
  • Paralaoma duncombeiIredale, 1945 (junior synonym)
  • Paralaoma pumila(Hutton, 1882)
  • Paralaoma raoulensis''Iredale, 1913 (junior synonym)
  • Paralaoma royiIredale, 1944 (junior synonym)
  • Paralaoma stabilisIredale, 1937 (junior synonym)
  • Paraloma servilis(Shuttleworth, 1852) (incorrect spelling of generic name)
  • Patula lederiO. Boettger, 1880 (junior synonym)
  • Pleuropunctum micropleuros
  • Punctum conspectum(Bland, 1865) (junior synonym)
  • Punctum conspectum alleniPilsbry in Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1919
  • Punctum conspectum var. pasadenaePilsbry, 1896 (junior synonym)
  • Punctum cryophilum(E. von Martens, 1865)
  • Punctum lederi(O. Boettger, 1880) (invalid combination)
  • Punctum lederi var. meridionalisO. Boettger, 1905 (junior synonym)
  • Radiodiscus misiollemisHylton Scott, 1957 (junior synonym)
  • Radiodiscus misionensisHylton Scott, 1957
  • Radiodiscus pilsbryiHylton Scott, 1957
  • Subfectola caputspinulae(Reeve, 1852) (junior synonym)
  • Tachyphasis (Tachyphasis) salaziensis(Nevill, 1870)
  • Toltecia pusilla(Lowe, 1831)
  • Zonites diegoensisHemphill in W. G. Binney, 1892

Paralaoma servilis is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Punctidae, the dot snails. [1]

Contents

Distribution

Shell of Paralaoma servilis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) Paralaoma servilis (MNHN-IM-2010-13272).jpeg
Shell of Paralaoma servilis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)

The native range for this species is thought to be New Zealand. However, the species is known to occur worldwide in numerous countries and islands outside of its native range, including:

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=821366 on 2021-12-07
  2. 1 2 3 Wronski T. & Hausdorf B. (2010). "Diversity and body-size patterns of land snails in rain forests in Uganda". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76(1): 87-100. doi : 10.1093/mollus/eyp048.