Species: Fossaria bulimoides
Prairie Fossaria
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Basommatophora
Family
Lymnaeidae
Genus
Fossaria
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Freshwater Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Basommatophora - Lymnaeidae - Fossaria - has been unclear, but the occurrence of sympatric, non-transitional populations in Arizona (Bequaert and Miller, 1973) indicates these taxa are distinct at the species level.
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-09-14
Global Status Last Changed
1999-09-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
G - 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles) - G - Hubendick (1951) notes distribution for this species as the western and middle parts of the United States.
Global Range Code
G
Global Range Description
200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)