MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

Interactions where MOLLUSCA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is parasitised by larva Minor Sarcophaga melanura a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga melanura/Sarcophaga melanuraa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Molluscaslugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugsMinor larva parasitises
(live) live is predated by adult MURICIDAE a family of whelks and oyster drills Neogastropoda British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
/Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Neogastropoda/Muricidae/Muricidaea family of whelks and oyster drillsadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Mollusca/Molluscaslugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugslive adult is predator of live

MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Class 42 subtaxa 38 trophisms 42 references
Class 3 subtaxa 7 references
Class 126 subtaxa 155 trophisms 209 references
Class 3 references
Class 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the hand () Beedham, G.E. 1972 Identification of the British Mollusca Hulton Group Keys, 236pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Forbes, E. & Hanley, S. 1853 A History of British Mollusca, and their Shells 4 volumes, Van Voorst
Gregory, J. British Marine Life Pictures www.britishmarinelifepictures.co.uk/gallery.html
  • Freshwater

  • Germain, L. 1930 Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles (2 vols) Faune de France, Faune No 21 & 22, 897pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
    in the hand () Pfleger, V. 1998 A Field Guide in Colour to Molluscs English edition edition, 216pp, Blitz
    Visser, H. & Veldhuijzen van Zanten, H.H. European Limnofauna wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/limno.php
  • Marine

  • Anon. The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) www.marlin.ac.uk/gallerycategory.php?gcatid=8
    Fish, J.D. & Fish, S. 2011 A Student's Guide to the Seashore 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press
    in the field (in the hand) Gibson, R., Hextall, B. & Rogers, A. 2001 Photographic Guide to the Sea & Shore Life of Britain & North-west Europe Oxford Natural History, 436pp, Oxford University Press
    () Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1996 Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe reprint with minor corrections edition, 800pp, Oxford University Press
    () Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1990 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe 2 volumes, 996pp, Clarendon Press
    Jones, A.M. & Baxter, J.M. 1987 Molluscs: Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 37, The Linnean Society of London
    Naylor, P. 2005 Great British Marine Animals 2nd edition edition
    Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/
  • Marine/Plankton

  • () Larink, O. & Westheide, W. 2006 Coastal Plankton - photo guide for European Seas 143pp, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil
    () Larink, O. & Westheide, W. 2011 Coastal Plankton - photo guide for European Seas (2nd ed) 2nd edition, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil
  • Marine

  • Wood, C. 2007 Seasearch Observer's Guide to Marine Life of Britain and Ireland SeaSearch guides, Marine Conservation Society
  • Planktonic Larvae

  • Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1901 Tunicata, Mollusca Nordisches Plankton, 116+55pp, H. G. Bohn, London
  • Planktonic Larval Stages

  • () Conway, D.V.P. 2012 Marine zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 1: Radiolaria, Heliozoa, Foraminifera, Ciliophora, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Rotifera and Mollusca Occasional Publications, No. 25, 138pp, Marine Biological Association
  • Planktonic Stages And Forms

  • Todd, C.D., Laverack, M.S. & Boxshall, G. 1996 Coastal Marine Zooplankton: A Practical Manual for Students 2nd edition, 106pp, Cambridge University Press
  • Societies

  • Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Terrestrial

  • Germain, L. 1930 Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles (2 vols) Faune de France, Faune No 21 & 22, 897pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
    in the hand () Pfleger, V. 1998 A Field Guide in Colour to Molluscs English edition edition, 216pp, Blitz

    MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs):

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