Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Ellobiidae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Ellobioidea Genus Myosotella | |
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Myosotella myosotis, common name the mouse ear snail, is a European species of small, salt marsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
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Description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The shell is yellowish to brownish, smooth or with fine striation. It is shiny. There are 7-8 slightly convex whorls.The apertural margin is white and usually with a white layer at the parietal side. The parietalis is very strong and horizonal and often a small second parietalis is present. The columellaris is strong and the umbilicus is usually covered. The form denticulata has 3-6 short and thin folds (like drops) near the palatal margin at the inner lip.
Molecular phylogenetics
The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Myosotella myosotis has been available since 2008.
Distribution
As a native snail this species is found in the following countries and islands:
As an exotic, this species is found on:
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 12 mm.
Habitat
This species lives right at sea level, and so therefore the minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 0 m.