Myosotella myosotis, common name the mouse ear snail, is a European species of small salt marsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae. [1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Ellobiida |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Genus: | Myosotella |
| Species: | M. myosotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
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see "List of Synonyms" | |
Description
editFor terms see gastropod shell.
The shell varies from yellowish to brownish in color and can be either smooth or finely striated, with a shiny surface. It typically features 7 to 8 slightly convex whorls. The apertural margin is white, often accompanied by a white layer on the parietal side. The parietalis is robust, horizontal, and often accompanied by a smaller secondary parietalis. The columellaris is also strong, and the umbilicus is usually covered. The form denticulata is characterized by 3 to 6 short, thin folds resembling droplets near the palatal margin of the inner lip.
Molecular phylogenetics
editThe complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Myosotella myosotis has been available since 2008.[2]
Distribution
editAs a native snail this species is found in the following countries and islands:
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Mediterranean Sea coasts (Spain, Italy, Istria, Dalmatia, Albania, Greece, West and South Turkey), West European coasts to Ireland and Scotland, Black Sea, North Germany (and Baltic Sea).[3]
As an exotic, this species is found on:
- The West Coast of North America
- The East Coast of North America
Description
editHabitat
editThis species lives right at sea level (at the highest high-tide level), and so therefore the minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m, and the maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[4]
Synonyms
edit- Alexia (Auricula) myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Alexia (Auricula) myosotis var. hiriarti de Folin, 1889
- Alexia (Leuconia) micheli var. elongata Pallary, 1900
- Alexia (Leuconia) micheli var. incrassata Pallary, 1900
- Alexia algerica Bourguignat, 1864
- Alexia balearica Dohrn & Heynemann, 1862
- Alexia cossoni Bourguignat, 1887
- Alexia enhalia Bourguignat, 1887
- Alexia loweana Pfeiffer, 1866
- Alexia myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Alexia myosotis var. varicosa Fenaux, 1939
- Alexia obsoleta Pfeiffer, 1854
- Alexia parva Locard, 1893
- Alexia pechaudi Bourguignat, 1887
- Auricula (Alexia) meridionalis Brazier, 1877
- Auricula biasolettiana Küster, 1844
- Auricula botteriana Philippi, 1846
- Auricula ciliata Morelet, 1845
- Auricula dubia Cantraine, 1835
- Auricula kutschigiana Küster, 1844
- Auricula meridionalis Brazier, 1877
- Auricula microstoma Küster, 1844
- Auricula myosotis Draparnaud, 1801
- Auricula myosotis var. adriatica Küster, 1844
- Auricula myosotis var. elongata Küster, 1844
- Auricula tenella Menke, 1830
- Auricula veneta Martens, 1884
- Auricula venetiensis Megerle von Mühlfeld in Villa A. & G.B., 1841
- Auricula vespertina Morelet, 1860
- Auricula watsoni Wollaston, 1878
- Melampus turritus W. G. Binney, 1859(junior synonym)
- Melampus gracilis Lowe, 1832
- Myosotella denticulata (Montagu, 1803) ·
- Ovatella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Ovatella myosotis salentina Palazzi & Curini Galletti, 1982
- Phytia letourneuxi var. tanousi Pallary, 1912
- Phytia myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Tralia (Alexia) myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Tralia (Alexia) myosotis f. junior Dall, 1885
- Voluta denticulata Montagu, 1803 (original combination)
- Voluta ingens W. Turton, 1819
- Voluta reflexa W. Turton, 1819
- Voluta ringens W. Turton, 1819
References
edit- ^ Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801). 10 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Grande C., Templado J. & Zardoya R. (2008). "Evolution of gastropod mitochondrial genome arrangements". BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8: 61. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-61
- ^ Welter-Schultes F. W. (2012). European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. Bestimmungsbuch für europäische Land- und Süsswassermollusken. Planet Poster Editions, Göttingen. ISBN 978-3-933922-75-5. 72 (range map Europe)
- ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
External links
edit- Myosotella myosotis at Animalbase
- Myosotella denticulata at Mollusc Ireland
- IUCN Red List
- Image and info in Dutch at: [1]
- Info as an exotic: [2]
