Laemodonta

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Kingdom Animalia Family Ellobiidae Scientific name Laemodonta Higher classification Ellobiidae		Superfamily Ellobioidea Subfamily Pythiinae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus

Similar Ellobiidae, Laemodonta exaratoides, Cassidula, Ellobium, Auriculastra duplicata

Laemodonta is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.

Species

Species within the genus Laemodonta include:

Laemodonta bella (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)

Laemodonta cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1854)

Laemodonta exarata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)

Laemodonta exaratoides Kawabe, 1992

Laemodonta livida Perugia, 2010

Laemodonta madagascariensis Bozzetti, 2007

Laemodonta monilifera (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)

Laemodonta octanfracta (Jonas, 1845)

Laemodonta punctigera (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)

Laemodonta siamensis (Morelet, 1875)

Laemodonta striata (Philippi, 1846)

Laemodonta typica (H. & A. Adams, 1854)

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS), the following species are also included in Laemodonta

Laemodonta minuta

Laemodonta rapax (Dohrn, 1860)

Species brought into synonymy

Laemodonta affinis (Férussac, 1821) : synonym of Pedipes affinis Férussac, 1821

Laemodonta bronni' (sic)': synonym of Allochroa bronnii (Philippi, 1846)

Laemodonta exigua (H. Adams, 1867): synonym of Laemodonta bella (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)

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