Viviparus Explained

Viviparus, commonly known as the river snails, is a genus of large, freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs.[1]

They are primitive members of the clade Caenogastropoda. The old name of the genus was Paludina.

Distribution

This genus is palaearctic in distribution,[2] and is known from the Jurassic to the Recent.[3]

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:[4]

Species brought into synonymy

References

Notes and References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Viviparus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154004 on 2014-11-13
  2. Janus Horst. 1965. The young specialist looks at land and freshwater molluscs. Burke, London.
  3. (in Czech) Pek I., Vašíček Z., Roček Z., Hajn. V. & Mikuláš R.: Základy zoopaleontologie. - Olomouc, 1996. 264 pp., .
  4. Web site: Theba geminata, codringtonia. ipp.boku.ac.at. 20 November 2015.
  5. Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3 (2): 190–199. HTM, PDF.
  6. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Viviparus . itis.gov. 20 November 2015.
  7. United States Geological Survey. (2011). "Viviparus subpurpureus". USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2769 Accessed 29 March 2011.