Laemodonta siamensis

Laemodonta siamensis
Laemodonta siamensis, a live animal withdrawn into its shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Ellobiida
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Laemodonta
Species:	L. siamensis
Binomial name
Laemodonta siamensis (Morelete, 1875)

Laemodonta siamensis is a species of small air-breathing saltmarsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae.

Two live individuals of Laemodonta siamensis in situ

Distribution

The distribution of Laemodonta siamensis includes:

• Japan. It is critically endangered and endangered (CR＋EN) in Japan.[1]
• Thailand[2]
• Philippines

References

1. (in Japanese) 日本のレッドデータ検索システム クリイロコミミガイ Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 2 April 2009
2. Dumrongrojwattana P., Matchacheep S., Kharmkhaew A., Pimubol T., Phookitsana S., Wongtanapanya A. (PDF file created 22 December 2006). "Pre-checklist of non-marine mollusks from Eastern Thailand. (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Basommatophora; Systellomatophora; Stylommatophora)". 7 pp., pages unnumbered. PDF Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine.

• Lozouet, P. & Plaziat, J.-C., 2008 Mangrove environments and molluscs, Abatan river, Bohol and Panglao islands, central Philippines,, p. 1–160, 38 pls

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