title: Lymnaea cousini Jousseaume, 1887 (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae): first record for Venezuela.
abstract: Lymnaea cousini Jousseaume, 1887 was collected in Mucubaji, Merida State, Venezuela, from a permanent pond located at a very high altitude (3760 m). Identification of the collected specimens was made by comparison with the original description of the shell by Jousseaume and the description of the renal organ and reproductive system of topotypic specimens by Paraense.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et Malacologie, EPHE, CBETM, Parasitologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive UMR 5555 du CNRS, Université, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan, France. pointier@univ-perp.fr
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pointier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Noya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amarista
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Théron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008195:Lymnaea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D014687:Venezuela