GASTROPODA Cuvier, 1795
(slugs and snails)

Interactions where GASTROPODA 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').

Filters:

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 larva Ravinia pernix a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Ravinia pernix/Ravinia pernixa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Gastropodaslugs and snails larva endoparasitises
accommodates metacercarial cyst Brachylaima fuscatus a trematode Diplostomida: Brachylaimidae 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/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima fuscatus/Brachylaima fuscatusa trematodemetacercarial cyst Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Gastropodaslugs and snails metacercarial cyst rests inside
is endoparasitised by tetracotyle larva 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 larva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Gastropodaslugs and snails tetracotyle larva endoparasitises

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.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
CAENOGASTROPODA
a subclass of molluscs
Subclass 41 subtaxa 57 trophisms 43 references
HETEROBRANCHIA
a subclass of molluscs
Subclass 32 subtaxa 42 trophisms 59 references
NEOTAENIOGLOSSA
an order of molluscs
Order 1 subtaxa 6 references
PATELLOGASTROPODA
an order of molluscs
Subclass 5 subtaxa 10 trophisms 3 references
PROSOBRANCHIA
operculate molluscs
Subclass 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 15 references
MESOGASTROPODA
an order of prosobranch molluscs
Order 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
PULMONATA
slugs and snails
Order 39 subtaxa 37 trophisms 59 references
VETIGASTROPODA
a subclass of molluscs
Subclass 5 subtaxa 5 trophisms 8 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 GASTROPODA (slugs and snails)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Cameron, R.A.D. & Redfern, M. 1976 British Land Snails Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 6, 64pp, The Linnean Society of London
() Macan, T.T. & Cooper, R.D. 1960 A Key to the British Fresh- and Brackish-Water Gastropods Scientific Publication, 13, 46pp, Freshwater Biological Association
Morton, J.E. & Machin, J. 1959 A key to the Land snails of the Flatford Area, Suffolk Field Studies 1(1): 57-71.
() Wardhaugh, A.A. 1989 Land Snails of the British Isles Shire Natural History, 45, 24pp, Shire Publications Ltd.
Wuilbaut, J.J. Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons

Freshwater

() Janus, H. 1965 The Young Specialist looks at Molluscs Young Specialist, 180pp, Burke
Killeen, I. 2009 Module 10: identification of Molluscs (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course

Marine

Fisher, J. Fishers Collection www.fisherscollection.com
Longrigg, S.J. UK Seashells www.fredandsarah.plus.com/ukseashells

Marine/Plankton

() Newell, G.E. & Newell, R.C. 1973 Marine Plankton - a practical guide 4th edition edition, 244pp, Hutchinson Educational Ltd.

Planktonic Larvae

Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1901 *** Tunicata, Mollusca ***(Superseded) Nordisches Plankton, 116+55pp, H. G. Bohn, London

Terrestrial

() Janus, H. 1965 The Young Specialist looks at Molluscs Young Specialist, 180pp, Burke

GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kerney, M. & Stubbs, A. 1980 The conservation of snails, slugs and freshwater mussels 23pp, Nature Conservancy Council
Smith, I. 2012 Anatomy of marine gastropods without dissection Mollusc World.
Stenhouse, D. 2007 Personal Communication

Curation

Carriker, M.R. Appendix i: some recent methods for narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms Carriker, M.R. Appendix i: some recent methods for narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms, Notes on methods for the narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms
Russell, H.D. 1963 Notes on methods for the narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms Systematics-Ecology Program, 70pp, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to GASTROPODA (slugs and snails):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 1,805 images of GASTROPODA (slugs and snails)

To prepare microscope slides of the radula:

1. Gently cut off or extract the head region of the dead snail.
2. Macerate in 5% KOH in a hot waterbath until the tissues disintegrate, (about 10 mins for a small snail)
3. Find the radula (not always easy! Even adding Safranin to the alkali doesn’t help)
4. Stain in Safranin
5. Wash
6. Make a temporary mount in lactophenol (but this tends to dissolve out the stain: need to experiment with other stains eg Lignin Pink)

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