Scientific name Viviparus Higher classification Viviparidae | Subfamily Viviparinae Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Viviparus viviparus, Viviparus contectus, Viviparus georgianus | ||
Giant snail in aquarium viviparus linnaeus
Viviparus, common name the river snails, is a genus of large, freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
Contents
They are primitive members of the clade Caenogastropoda. The old name of the genus used to be Paludina.
Distribution
This genus is palaearctic in distribution, and is known from the Jurassic to the Recent periods.
Species
Viviparus belongs to the subfamily Viviparinae. Its taxonomy is currently under development and many of its species are often included in other related genera. It includes the following species:
References
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