Physa marmorata
| Physa marmorata | |
|---|---|
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| Two views of a live individual of Physa marmorata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Physidae |
| Genus: | Physa |
| Species: | P. marmorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828 | |
Physa marmorata is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Dominica.[1]
References
- ↑ Reeves W. K., Dillon Jr. R. T. & Dasch G. A. (2008). "Freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Commonwealth of Dominica with a discussion of their roles in the transmission of parasites". American Malacological Bulletin 24: 59-63. doi:10.4003/0740-2783-24.1.59. PDF.
Further reading
- Appleton C. C. & Dana P. (2005). "Re-examination of Physa mosambiquensis Clessin, 1886 and its relationship with other Aplexinae (Pulmonata: Physidae) reported from Africa". African Invertebrates 46: 71-83. abstract
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