Sinotaia

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Sinotaia
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Shell of Sinotaia aeruginosa
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clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
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Sinotaia

Haas, 1939 [1]

Sinotaia is a genus of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Viviparidae.

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Distribution

Distribution of the genus Sinotaia include southeast Asia.

Species

Species within the genus Sinotaia include: [2]

See also

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References

  1. Haas F. (1939). "Malacological notes". Publication. Field Museum of Natural History. Zoological series24(8): 93-103. page 96.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Neubauer, Thomas A. (2015). Sinotaia Haas, 1939. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820488 on 2016-02-15