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Valvata virens

Valvata virens
Valvata virens operculum.jpg
the operculum of Valvata virens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:
Valvatoidea
Family:
Valvatidae
Genus:
Valvata
Species:
V. virens
Binomial name
Valvata virens
Tryon, 1863

Valvata virens is a species of freshwater snail in the family Valvatidae. It is known by the common name emerald valvata.[2]

This species is endemic to California in the United States. Reports from adjacent states are invalid. Of the two valid occurrences reported in California, at least one is extirpated and the other is in an unknown location. NatureServe has listed the species with the conservation status "possibly extinct".[2]

References

  1. ^ Bogan, A. E. 1996. Valvata virens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 03 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b NatureServe. 2014. Valvata virens. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed September 3, 2014.


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