Galba cubensis

Galba cubensis
	shells of Galba cubensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Lymnaeidae
Genus:	Galba
Species:	G. cubensis
Binomial name
	Galba cubensis; (Pfeiffer, 1839)
Synonyms
	List Fossaria (Bakerilymnaea) cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) ; Fossaria cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) ; Galba (Bakerilymnaea) cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) ; Galba (Galba) doddsi Baker, 1911 ; Galba doddsi Baker, 1911 ; Limnaea cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) ; Limnaeus cubensis Pfeiffer, 1839 ; Limnophysa lecontii (Lea, 1864) ; Lymnaea (Galba) cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) ; Lymnaea cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) ; Lymnaea cubensis aspirans Pilsbry, 1910 ; Lymnaea lecontii Lea, 1864 ; Lymnaeus cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) ; Stagnicola (Bakerilymnaea) cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839);

Galba cubensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

Distribution

Galba cubensis is native to parts of South America, Mexico, the southern Coastal Plain of North America, and the West Indies,^[5] including Cuba.^[6]

References

^ Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Galba cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T189136A8690638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189136A8690638.en. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
^ NatureServe. "Galba cubensis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Galba cubensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1839)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
^ "Galba cubensis". Taxonomy browser, accessed 15 September 2012.
^ Dillon, R. T. Jr.; M. Ashton; M. Kohl; W. Reeves; T. Smith; T. Stewart & B. Watson (2013). "Lymnaea (Fossaria) cubensis". The freshwater gastropods of North America. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
^ Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.

[IUCN-1] Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Galba cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T189136A8690638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189136A8690638.en. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[NS-2] NatureServe. "Galba cubensis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

[WoRMS-3] Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Galba cubensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1839)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[4] "Galba cubensis". Taxonomy browser, accessed 15 September 2012.

[5] Dillon, R. T. Jr.; M. Ashton; M. Kohl; W. Reeves; T. Smith; T. Stewart & B. Watson (2013). "Lymnaea (Fossaria) cubensis". The freshwater gastropods of North America. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

[Vázquez_2010-6] Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.

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