HYDROBIIDAE Stimpson, 1865
(spire snails or mudsnails)

HYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Mercuria
a genus of molluscs
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyHYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails)
SuperfamilyTRUNCATELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (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 HYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails)

HYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to HYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 46 images of HYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails)

The shape of the penis (in males) is a helpful character for distinguishing the species. It is located behind the cephalic tentacles and can be viewed by holding the shell in forceps, slightly above the surface it is crawling on, and viewing through the microscope.

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