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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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| Drawing of an apertural view of a shell of Paludiscala caramba. The height of the shell is 2.5 mm. | |
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| Genus: | Paludiscala Taylor, 1966 |
| Species: | P. caramba |
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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]
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