Lymnaea

Translingual

Lymnaea stagnalis

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lymnaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lymnaeidae – the pond snails, large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails.

Usage notes

• As genetic research indicates that the genus is polyphyletic, the existing definition is likely to become obsolete. The name may be given a new definition, ie, circumscription.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Hygrophila - order; Lymnaeoidea - superfamily; Lymnaeidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lymnaea stagnalis - type species; for other species see Lymnaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Lymnaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lymnaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lymnaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons