Biology:Physa marmorata

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Physa marmorata
Physa marmorata.png
Two views of a live individual of Physa marmorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
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

  1. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3381983 entry