Odostomia plicata (Montagu, 1803)
(a pyramidellid sea-snail)

Interactions where Odostomia plicata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
adult branchial tentacle of adult sucks the blood of UK/Ireland Spirobranchus keelworms Sabellida: Serpulidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire, Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pyramidellidae/Odostomia plicata/Odostomia plicataa pyramidellid sea-snailbranchial tentacleadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Annelida/Polychaeta/Sabellida/Serpulidae/Spirobranchus/Spirobranchuskeelworms

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
Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, PembrokeshireField Studies 2(3): 331-357.

Odostomia plicata (a pyramidellid sea-snail) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOdostomia plicata (a pyramidellid sea-snail)
GenusOdostomia (a genus of pyramidellid sea-snails)
FamilyPYRAMIDELLIDAE (pyramidellid sea-snails)
SuperfamilyPYRAMIDELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Odostomia plicata (a pyramidellid sea-snail)

Odostomia plicata (a pyramidellid sea-snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Odostomia plicata (a pyramidellid sea-snail):

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