Rivularia (gastropod)

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Rivularia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Viviparidae
Subfamily: Viviparinae
Genus: Rivularia
Heude, 1890
Species

Rivularia auriculata(E. von Martens, 1875)

Synonyms [1]
  • Paludina (Melantho) auriculata E. von Martens, 1875
  • Paludina auriculata E. von Martens, 1875
  • Rivularia auricularis Heude, 1890
  • Rivularia elongata Heude, 1890

Rivularia is a monotypic genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Viviparidae. [2] [3] Species in this genus is distributed only along the Xiang River region of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. [3]

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Taxonomy

This genus was originally placed under the subfamily Bellamyinae of Viviparidae. In 2017, it was moved to Viviparinae based on anatomical and genetic data. [2] [3]

Species

As of May 2024, WoRMS only recognize one species in this genus, namely Rivularia auriculata(E. von Martens, 1875), the type species of this genus. [2] The original combinatiion is this species was Paludina auriculataMartens, 1875. [2]

Species inquirenda

Description

Rivularia auriculata grows to about 25 mm (0.98 in): The shell is thick and has about 4.5 whorls. The shape is oval to subglobose. It is usually smooth and olive-yellow in colour, typically without bands. [3]

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References

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