Peringia

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Peringia
Peringia ulvae
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Peringia

Paladilhe, 1874

Peringia is a genus of very small snails with gills and an operculum, gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

This genus has become a synonym for Hydrobia Hartmann, 1821.

These snails live in intermediate habitats at high tide level, on mud, in protected estuarine and coastal areas. Because of this habitat these snails are sometimes categorized as marine, sometimes as aquatic in general, and sometimes are included in lists of land snails.

Species within the genus Peringia[edit]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Peringia castroi Locard, 1899: synonym of Peringia ulvae (Pennant, 1777)
  • Peringia cyclolabris Bourguignat, 1876: synonym of Peringia ulvae (Pennant, 1777)
  • Peringia lusitanica Locard, 1899: synonym of Peringia ulvae (Pennant, 1777)
  • Peringia minoricensis Paladilhe, 1875: synonym of Hydrobia acuta acuta (Draparnaud, 1805)
  • Peringia paulinoi Locard, 1899: synonym of Peringia ulvae (Pennant, 1777)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gofas, S. (2014). Peringia Paladilhe, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151626 on 2014-11-14
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp

External links[edit]

  • Info at: [1]
  • Species at: [2]
  • Images of P. ulvae at: [3]