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