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Valvatidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Valvatidae

Higher classification
  
Heterostropha

Superfamily
  
Valvatoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Family

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Similar
  
Valvata, Gastropods, Molluscs, Bithyniidae, Acroloxidae

Valvatidae, the valve snails, is a taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.

Contents

Valvatidae VALVATIDAE Cincinna ambigua ID440299 Shell Detail Shell

Taxonomy

The family Valvatidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera

The type genus of this family is Valvata O.F. Müller, 1774.

Genera in the family Valvatidae include:

Valvatidae VALVATIDAE Valvata pulchella ID814553 Shell Detail Shell

  • Andrussovia Brusina, 1903
  • Borysthenia Lindholm, 1933
  • Costovalvata Polinski, 1932
  • Liratina Lindholm, 1906
  • Megalovalvata Lindholm, 1906
  • Valvata Müller, 1774
  • Cincinna Hübner, 1810 - It is recognized either as genus of a subgenus of Valvata.

    • Ecology

    Valvatidae Valvatidae Wikipedia

    Snails in the family Valvatidae are useful for measuring water quality as biological indicators. According to the Biological monitoring working party they have a score of 3, which means that they have quite a high tolerance to pollutants.

    Valvatidae Valvatidae and other freshwater snails

    References

    Valvatidae Wikipedia
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