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Myosotella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Ellobioidea

Subfamily
  
Pythiinae

Higher classification
  
Ellobiidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Ellobiidae

Scientific name
  
Myosotella

Rank
  
Genus

Myosotella

Similar
  
Myosotella myosotis, Myosotella denticulata, Ellobiidae, Auriculinella bidentata, Carychium

Myosotella is a European genus or subgenus (of Ovatella) of small, salt marsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae. It eats algae growing on the rocks in a stream.

Species

Species within the genus Myosotella include:

  • Myosotella bicolor (Morelet, 1860)
  • Myosotella denticulata (Montagu, 1803)
  • Myosotella myosotis Draparnaud, 1801
  • References

    Myosotella Wikipedia