Species: Vorticifex neritoides
Nerite Rams-horn
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Basommatophora
Family
Planorbidae
Genus
Vorticifex
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Freshwater Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Basommatophora - Planorbidae - Vorticifex - was not included in the assessment (Albrecht et al., 2007). Burch (1989) and Taylor (1966) assert that there is a tremendous amount of variation in the genus VORTICIFEX. Recognized as a good species by T. Frest; not included in Turgeon et al. (1998).
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G1Q
Global Status Last Reviewed
2000-06-01
Global Status Last Changed
2000-06-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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