Valvata sincera
Appearance
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Apertural view of a shell of Valvata sincera | |
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Basal view of a shell of Valvata sincera | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Family: | Valvatidae |
Genus: | Valvata |
Species: | V. sincera
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Binomial name | |
Valvata sincera Say, 1824
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Subspecies[2] | |
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Valvata sincera, common name the mossy valvata is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
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References
[edit]- ^ Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Valvata sincera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189373A8722769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189373A8722769.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Molluscs, Canadian Bioversity Web Site
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Further reading
[edit]- Boreal Turret Snail, Valvata sincera. Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. 2 pp.