Mercuria tachoensis (Frauenfeld, 1865)
(Swollen Spire Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMercuria tachoensis (Swollen Spire Snail)
GenusMercuria (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyHYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails)
SuperfamilyTRUNCATELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anderson, R. 2005 Annotated list of the non-marine mollusca of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology Vol 38 (6): 607-637.

Mercuria tachoensis (Swollen Spire Snail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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