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Valvata sincera

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Valvata sincera
Apertural view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Basal view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Valvatidae
Genus: Valvata
Species:
V. sincera
Binomial name
Valvata sincera
Say, 1824
Subspecies[2]
  • Valvata sincera sincera
  • Valvata sincera helicoidea
  • Valvata sincera ontariensis

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.

Side view of the shell of Valvata sincera

References

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  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

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