Lymnaea
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Lymnaea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lymnaeidae – the pond snails, large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails.
Usage notes
- As genetic research indicates that the genus is polyphyletic, the existing definition is likely to become obsolete. The name may be given a new definition, ie, circumscription.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Hygrophila - order; Lymnaeoidea - superfamily; Lymnaeidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lymnaea stagnalis - type species; for other species see
Lymnaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Lymnaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lymnaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lymnaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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