Ampullaceana balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail)

Interactions where Ampullaceana balthica is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is endoparasitised by furcocercaria Questionable Cotylurus cornutus a fluke Diplostomida: Strigeidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Strigeidae/Cotylurus cornutus/Cotylurus cornutusa flukefurcocercaria Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snail? furcocercaria endoparasitises
body body is endoparasitised by miracidium Diplostomum spathaceum a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/Diplostomum spathaceuma flukemiracidium Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snailbody miracidium endoparasitises body
body body is endoparasitised by sporocyst Diplostomum spathaceum a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/Diplostomum spathaceuma flukesporocyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snailbody sporocyst endoparasitises body
body body is endoparasitised by furcocercaria Diplostomum spathaceum a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/Diplostomum spathaceuma flukefurcocercaria Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snailbody furcocercaria endoparasitises body
body body is endoparasitised by xiphidiocercaria Crepidostomum metoecus a fluke Plagiorchiida: Allocreadiidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Allocreadiidae/Crepidostomum metoecus/Crepidostomum metoecusa flukexiphidiocercaria Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snailbody xiphidiocercaria endoparasitises body
digestive gland digestive gland accommodates tetracotyle cyst UK/Ireland Cotylurus cornutus a fluke Diplostomida: Strigeidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Strigeidae/Cotylurus cornutus/Cotylurus cornutusa fluketetracotyle cyst Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snaildigestive gland tetracotyle cyst rests inside digestive gland
digestive gland digestive gland is endoparasitised by echinostome cercaria UK/Ireland Echinoparyphium recurvatum a fluke Echinostomida: Echinostomatidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Echinostomida/Echinostomatidae/Echinoparyphium recurvatum/Echinoparyphium recurvatuma flukeechinostome cercaria Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snaildigestive gland echinostome cercaria endoparasitises digestive gland
eye (humour) eye (humour) is endoparasitised by Tylodelphys clavata a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Tylodelphys clavata/Tylodelphys clavataa fluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snaileye (humour) endoparasitises eye (humour)
shell shell accommodates UK/Ireland Chaetogaster limnaei an oligochaete Haplotaxida: Tubificidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Haplotaxida/Tubificidae/Chaetogaster limnaei/Chaetogaster limnaeian oligochaete Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snailshell rests inside shell

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham TarnField Studies 4: 617-629.

Ampullaceana balthica (Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmpullaceana balthica (Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail)
SubfamilyAMPHIPEPLEINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyLYMNAEIDAE (pond snails)
SuperfamilyLYMNAEOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubterclassTectipleura (a subterclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ampullaceana balthica (Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail)

Ampullaceana balthica (Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wullschleger, E.B. & Jokella, J. 2002 Morphological plasticity and divergence in life-history traits between two closely related freshwater snails: Lymnaea ovata and Lymnaea peregra J. Mollus. Stud. Vol 68: 1-5.
Wullschleger, E.B. & Ward, P.I. 1998 Shell form and habitat choice in Lymnaea J. Mollus. Stud. Vol 64: 402-404.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ampullaceana balthica (Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail):

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