Jardinella
Encyclopedia
Jardinella is a genus
of small freshwater snail
s, aquatic
gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae
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, Australia. There live in four springs "supegroups" in the Great Artesian Basin
: Springsure, Barcaldine
, Springvale and Eulo. Jardinella tumorosa lives in Little Mulgrave River.
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Species within the genus Jardinella include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, common name mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Distribution :...
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Distribution
The genus is Jardinella is endemic to QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia. There live in four springs "supegroups" in the Great Artesian Basin
Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of freshwater through much of inland Australia. The basin is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, stretching over a total of , with temperatures measured ranging from 30°C to 100°C...
: Springsure, Barcaldine
Barcaldine, Queensland
Barcaldine is a small town in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately by road west of the city of Rockhampton. The town is situated on Lagoon Creek, which flows into the Alice River approximately five kilometres south of the Barcaldine. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine...
, Springvale and Eulo. Jardinella tumorosa lives in Little Mulgrave River.
Species
There is 12 species of Jardinella listed in the 2011 IUCN Red ListIUCN Red List
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Species within the genus Jardinella include:
- Jardinella acuminataJardinella acuminataJardinella acuminata is a species of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella carnarvonensisJardinella carnarvonensisJardinella carnarvonensis is a species of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella colmaniJardinella colmaniJardinella colmani is a species of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella coreenaJardinella coreenaJardinella coreena is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella corrugataJardinella corrugataJardinella corrugata is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella edgbastonensisJardinella edgbastonensisJardinella edgbastonensis is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella euloJardinella euloJardinella eulo is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella exiguaJardinella exiguaJardinella exigua is a species of very small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella isolataJardinella isolataJardinella isolata is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella jesswiseaeJardinella jesswiseaeJardinella jesswiseae is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella pallidaJardinella pallidaJardinella pallida is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Jardinella zeidlerorumJardinella zeidlerorumJardinella zeidlerorum is a species of small freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....