Laemodonta


Laemodonta is a genus of small air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.

Description

The solid shell has an ovate-conic shape and is umbilicated. The acute spire is elevated. The oblong aperture is contracted. The inner lip shows three plaits, the middle one bifid. The outer lip has a marginal varix and is internally bidentate.

Species

Species within the genus Laemodonta include:Laemodonta bella Laemodonta blaisei
;Species brought into synonymy:Laemodonta affinis : synonym of Pedipes affinis Férussac, 1821Laemodonta amplicatus C. F. Jickeli, 1874: synonym of Pedipes amplicatus Laemodonta bronni : synonym of Allochroa bronnii Laemodonta ciliata : synonym of Laemodonta octanfracta Laemodonta conica : synonym of Allochroa layardi Laemodonta exarata synonym of Melampus exaratus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Laemodonta exigua : synonym of Laemodonta bella Laemodonta striata : synonym of ''Laemodonta octanfracta''