Paludiscala_caramba

Paludiscala de oro snail

Paludiscala de oro snail

Species of gastropod


The paludiscala de oro snail, scientific name Paludiscala caramba, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to freshwater marshes in Coahuila State, Mexico.[2]

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Paludiscala caramba is the only species in the genus Paludiscala. Its specific name 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 wentletraps or Epitoniidae.[2]


References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.



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