Valvata piscinalis
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Valvata piscinalis is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
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[edit] Distribution
This species occurs in the British Isles and throughout Europe, to Asia Minor and all the way to Tibet.
[edit] Habitat
This small snail is found in streams rivers and lakes, preferring running water and tolerating water with low calcium levels.
[edit] Subspecies within the species
- Valvata piscinalis piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Valvata piscinalis antiqua Morris, 1838
[edit] Details of distribution and conservation status
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE) [1]
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Poland
- Germany - (Arten der Vorwarnliste) [2]
- Netherlands
- the British Isles
- ...
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 10 November 2007.
- ^ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 106, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
- Janus, Horst, 1965. ‘’The young specialist looks at land and freshwater molluscs’’, Burke, London
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