Valvata sincera
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| Apertural view of a shell of Valvata sincera | |
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| Basal view of a shell of Valvata sincera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia informal group Lower Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Valvatoidea |
| Family: | Valvatidae |
| Genus: | Valvata |
| Species: | V. sincera |
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| Valvata sincera Say, 1824 | |
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V. s. sincera – Ribbed Valve Snail | |
Valvata sincera, common name the mossy valvata is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
Side view of the shell of Valvata sincera
References
- 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
- Boreal Turret Snail, Valvata sincera. Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. 2 pp.
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