| Paludiscala de oro snail | |
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| Drawing of an apertural view of a shell of Paludiscala caramba. The height of the shell is 2.5 mm. | |
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Paludiscala Taylor, 1966 |
| Species: | P. caramba |
| Binomial name | |
| Paludiscala caramba Taylor, 1966 | |
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.
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.
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.
- ^ 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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| Paludiscala caramba | |
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