Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
No information available.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Superfamily:
Valvatoidea
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Family:
Valvatidae
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Genus:
Valvata
()
- Müller, 1774
- Specific name:
revoili
- Bourguignat, 1889
- Scientific name: - Valvata revoili Bourguignat, 1889
- Specific name:
revoili
- Bourguignat, 1889
- Genus:
Valvata
(
- Family:
Valvatidae
(
- Superfamily:
Valvatoidea
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Probably distinct species but taxonomic status needs to be confirmed. Only known from the original 19th Century description (Bourguignat 1889)[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Valvata
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:
V. bicarinata (Two-Ridge Valvata) · V. humeralis (Glossy Valvata) · V. lewisi (Fringed Valvata) · V. macrostoma (Large Mouthed Valve Snail) · V. mergella (Rams-Horn Valvata) · V. perdepressa (Purplecap Valvata) · V. piscinalis (European Stream Valvata) · V. sincera (Mossy Valvata) · V. sincera helicoidea (Northern Valve Snail) · V. sincera nylanderi (Mossy Valvata) · V. sincera ontariensis (Loosely Coiled Valve-Snail) · V. sincera sincera (Ribbed Valve-Snail) · V. tricarinata (Three-Ridge Valvata) · V. utahensis (Utah Roundmouth Snail) · V. virens (Emerald Valvata) · V. winnebagoensis (Flanged Valvata)
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
- Bacci, G. 1951. Elementi per una malacofauna dell'Abissinia e della Somalia. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 65: 1-144.
- Bourguignat, J. 1889. Mollusques de l'Afrique Equatoriale. Paris.
- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
- Van Damme, D. 2010. Valvata revoili. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
Identifiers
- IUCN ID: 248260
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4756816
Footnotes
- Van Damme, D. 2010. Valvata revoili. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
