Family | VIVIPARIDAE (river snails) |
Superfamily | VIVIPAROIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs) |
Subclass | CAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs) |
Class | GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) |
Phylum | MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
Superphylum | LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for VIVIPARIDAE (river snails) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Adams, L.E. | 1896 | *** The collector’s manual of British land and freshwater shells ***(Superseded) | 2nd edition, 214+9 platespp, Taylor Brothers, Leeds |
VIVIPARIDAE (river snails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of VIVIPARIDAE (river snails) |
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