Viviparidae
Sign in to saveAlso known as river snails, commmon river snails
Viviparidae, commonly called river snails, are a family of freshwater snails with gills and a protective lid (operculum). Their family tree is complex, and genetic evidence suggesting some species in this family don't fit neatly into traditional groups. These snails are native lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, and parts of North America. Some, like Cipangopaludina japonica, have become invasive thanks to their ability to adapt.thumb|Intact image of Viviparus contectus from Netherlands thumb|Empty shells of Viviparidae Bellamya unicolor thumb|Viviparidae image ==Distribution== This family
Species
river snails
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderArchitaenioglossa
- FamilyViviparidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 634
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Viviparidae
- Collections
- NMMNHS, UF, PRI, CAS, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Viviparoidea
- Image
- Viviparus contectus met operculum2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Viviparidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Viviparidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Viviparidae
- taxon common name
- kalužnice
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Taxonomy and phylogeny
- Morphology and evolution
- Genera
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Lifecycle
- Fossil record
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Viviparidae, commonly called river snails, are a family of freshwater snails with gills and a protective lid (operculum). Their family tree is complex, and genetic evidence suggesting some species in this family don't fit neatly into traditional groups. These snails are native lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, and parts of North America. Some, like Cipangopaludina japonica, have become invasive thanks to their ability to adapt.thumb|Intact image of Viviparus contectus from Netherlands thumb|Empty shells of Viviparidae Bellamya unicolor thumb|Viviparidae image ==Distribution== This family occurs nearly worldwide in temperate and tropical regions, other than South America.
There are two genera of Viviparidae in Africa: Bellamya and Neothauma.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viviparidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.