Abstract
Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea) columella Say 1817, described from specimens probably obtained in the vicinity of Philadelphia1, is widely distributed in still and slow-flowing waters in the eastern United States of America, Mexico, Central America, Cuba and the northern and central regions of South America1,2. Fossil specimens are known from the Pleistocene of North America, and another species of the sub-genus has been described from the Pliocene of the same region3. L. columella is believed to have been introduced by human agency, probably with aquatic plants, into Puerto Rico, Tenerife, South Africa and many European countries4.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Baker, F. C., The Lymnaeidae of North and Middle America, Recent and Fossil (Special Publication No. 3, Chicago Academy of Sciences, 1911).
Hubendick, B., Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handlingar, 3, 1 (1951).
Taylor, D. W., J. Paleontol, 31, 654 (1957).
van Bruggen, A. C., Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel, 66, 1 (1955).
Barnard, K. Addendum (1948) to Connolly, M.C., Ann. S. African Mus., 33, 1 (1939).
Harrison, A. D., and Elsworth, J. F., Hydrobiological Studies on the Great Berg River, W. Province (Rep. No. 1, Nat. Chem. Res. Lab., 1956).
van Eeden, J. A., Freshwater Snails and their Bearing on Public Health. Fifteenth Annual Congr. Health Officials Assoc. Southern Africa (1957).
van Eeden, J. A. (unpublished observations).
Brown, D. S. (unpublished observations).
Schutte, C. H. J., and Frank, G. H., Bull. World Health Org., 30, 389 (1964).
Mandahl-Barth, G., Bull. World Health Org., 27, 135 (1962).
Colton, H. S., and Pennypacker, M., Amer. Nat., 68, 129 (1934).
Swart, P. J. (unpublished observations).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
VAN EEDEN, J., BROWN, D. Colonization of Fresh Waters in the Republic of South Africa by Lymnaea columella Say (Mollusca : Gastropoda). Nature 210, 1172–1173 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101172a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/2101172a0
This article is cited by
-
Invasive snails, parasite spillback, and potential parasite spillover drive parasitic diseases of Hippopotamus amphibius in artificial lakes of Zimbabwe
BMC Biology (2021)
-
Egg laying and growth in Helisoma duryi (Wetherby) (Pulmonata: Planorbidae): Effect of population density and mode of fertilization
Hydrobiologia (1983)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
