Lymnaea tomentosa hamiltoni
| Lymnaea tomentosa hamiltoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Lymnaeoidea |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Lymnaeinae |
| Genus: | Lymnaea |
| Species: | L. tomentosa |
| Subspecies: | L. tomentosa hamiltoni |
| Trinomial name | |
| Lymnaea tomentosa hamiltoni Dell, 1956 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Limnaea alfredi hamiltoni Dell, 1956 | |
Lymnaea tomentosa hamiltoni is an extinct subspecies of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
This species was endemic to New Zealand.[1] The shells of these snails were found in lake marls in the southern part of the South Island.
References
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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