Racesina luteola

Racesina luteola is a species of freshwater snail of the family Lymnaeidae.

Racesina luteola
Shell of Racesina luteola[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Lymnaeidae
Genus:	Racesina
Species:	R. luteola
Binomial name
Racesina luteola (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[3]
Lymnaea luteola Lamarck, 1822 "Cerasina luteola" Lamarck, 1822 "Radix luteola" Lamarck, 1822

Taxonomic history

The species was first described as Lymnaea luteola by French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1822.^[4] While a later phylogenetic study moved it to the genus Radix in 2010,^[5] R. luteola was reassigned eight years later as the type species to the newly described genus Racesina.^[6] This taxonomy is currently accepted by MolluscaBase, the mollusk-oriented branch of WoRMS.^[7]

Distribution and habitat

R. luteola is a widespread species in south Asia and southeast Asia.^[8][2]