Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Other species within this genus are found on aquatic plants
in freshwater
habitats
such as lakes
and rivers
, and this is likely to also be
the case for this species.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Hygrophila
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
()
- Keferstein, in Bronn, 1864
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Planorbidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus:
Gyraulus
()
- Charpentier, 1837
- Specific name:
edgbastonensis
- Starobogatov 1996
- Scientific name: - Gyraulus edgbastonensis Starobogatov 1996
- Specific name:
edgbastonensis
- Starobogatov 1996
- Genus:
Gyraulus
(
- Family:
Planorbidae
(
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
(
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
(
- Order:
Hygrophila
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Gyraulus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. circumstriatus (Disc Gyro) · G. crista (Nautilus Rams-Horn Snail) · G. deflectus (Flexed Gyro) · G. hornensis (Tuba Gyro) · G. parvus (Ash Gyro) · G. waterhousei (Waterhouses Freshwater Snail)
More Info
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- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- GBIF. 2010. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Copenhagen Available at: http://www.gbif.org/.
- IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011).
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Köhler, F. 2011. Gyraulus edgbastonensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5638384
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14777465
- IUCN ID: 212574
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1994130
Footnotes
- Köhler, F. 2011. Gyraulus edgbastonensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
