Valvata sincera

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

Mossy valvata
Apertural view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Basal view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:
Valvatoidea
Family:
Valvatidae
Genus:
Valvata
Species:
V. sincera
Binomial name
Valvata sincera
Say, 1824
Subspecies

V. s. sincera – Ribbed Valve Snail
V. s. helicoidea – Northern Valve Snail
V. s. ontariensis – Loosely Coiled Valve Snail[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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


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