Ecrobia is a genus of very small aquatic snails, operculate gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Ecrobia Stimpson, 1865 |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Ecrobia include:
- Ecrobia grimmi (Clessin & Dybowski, 1888)
- Ecrobia maritima (Milaschewitsch, 1916)[2]
- Ecrobia truncata (Vanatta, 1924)
- Ecrobia ventrosa (Montagu, 1803)[3]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Ecrobia pontieuxini (Radoman, 1973): synonym of Ecrobia maritima (Milaschewitsch, 1916)
Taxonomy
editDavis et al. (1989: 341-342, 347) suggested that the North American Hydrobia truncata (Vanatta, 1924), the type species of Ecrobia, was introduced from Europe and would then possibly be a synonym of Hydrobia ventrosa which is representative of Ventrosia Radoman, 1977. Even if the species are considered as separate, they are to be considered congeneric and therefore the older name Ecrobia must be given preference over Ventrosia. Haase et al. (2010) use Ecrobia as valid genus.
References
edit- ^ a b Ecrobia Radoman, 1977. WoRMS (2010). Ecrobia Stimpson, 1865. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238103 on 14 June 2011 .
- ^ Ecrobia maritima (Milaschewitsch, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 June 2011.
- ^ Ecrobia ventrosa (Montagu, 1803). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 June 2011.
- de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
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