Myosotella myosotis

Myosotella myosotis
live Myosotella myosotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata
Superfamily:	Ellobioidea
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Myosotella
Species:	M. myosotis
Binomial name
Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
Synonyms
Ovatella myosotis

Myosotella myosotis, common name the mouse ear snail, is an European species of small, salt marsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.

Complete nucleotide sequence of mitochondrial genome of Myosotella myosotis is available since 2008.^[1]

Distribution

As a native snail this species is found in the following countries and islands:

• Netherlands
• Great Britain
• Ireland

As an exotic, this species is found in:

• West Coast of North America

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 12 mm.^[2]

Photo of the shell.

Drawing of the shell.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2]

References

1. ^ Grande C., Templado J. & Zardoya R. (2008). "Evolution of gastropod mitochondrial genome arrangements". BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8: 61. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-61
2. ^ ^{a b c} Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

External links

• Info as an exotic: [1]