Paludiscala caramba
| Paludiscala caramba | |
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| Drawing of an apertural view of a shell of Paludiscala caramba. The height of the shell is 2.5 mm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Paludiscala |
| Species: | P. caramba
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| Binomial name | |
| Paludiscala caramba Taylor, 1966
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Paludiscala caramba, the paludiscala de oro snail, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Cochliopidae. This species is endemic to freshwater marshes in Coahuila State, Mexico.[2]
The specific name caramba is from a Spanish exclamation expressing surprise: "caramba". This name was given by its discoverer, the American malacologist Dwight Taylor, who said the name was a loose translation of his "original remarks at seeing the shells," which are surprisingly similar to those of a predominantly marine family, the Epitoniidae.[2]
References
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Paludiscala caramba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T15930A5321770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15930A5321770.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b Dance S. P. (July 2009). "A name is a name is a name: some thoughts and personal opinions about molluscan scientific names". Zoologische Mededelingen. 83 (7). Leiden: Naturalis Museum: 565–576. ISSN 0024-0672. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2009.