Mercuria tachoensis (Frauenfeld, 1865)
(Swollen Spire Snail)

Mercuria tachoensis (Swollen Spire Snail) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMercuria tachoensis (Swollen Spire Snail)
GenusMercuria (a genus of molluscs)
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 Mercuria tachoensis (Swollen Spire Snail)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anderson, R. 2005 Annotated list of the non-marine mollusca of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology Vol 38 (6): 607-637.

Mercuria tachoensis (Swollen Spire Snail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mercuria tachoensis (Swollen Spire Snail):

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