Species: Fossaria vancouverensis
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 - group (see Burch, 1989).
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GHQ
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-05-22
Global Status Last Changed
2000-06-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Z - Zero (no occurrences believed extant) - Z - It is only known from the type locality in the southern part of Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Baker, 1939; Burch, 1989). It was also known from the San Juan Islands in extreme northwest Washington (WA NHP, pers. comm., 2004). The species has not been seen in several decades and may be extinct.
Global Range Code
Z
Global Range Description
Zero (no occurrences believed extant)