Species: Fossaria cockerelli
A Freshwater Snail
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
G3G4Q
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-05-15
Global Status Last Changed
2000-06-22
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
E - 5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles) - E - <i>Fossaria cockerelli</i> occurs sporadically in intermittent water through most of the United States west of the Mississippi River (Hibbard and Taylor, 1960).
Global Range Code
E
Global Range Description
5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)