Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
European Physa
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,308 meters (0 to 10,853 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Pulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
()
- Keferstein, in Bronn, 1864
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
(
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Physa acuta Draparnaud
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Physella
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 36 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. acuta (European Physa) · P. ancillaria (Pumpkin Physa) · P. bermudezi (Lowdome Physa) · P. bottimeri (Comanche Physa) · P. boucardi (Desert Physa) · P. columbiana (Rotund Physa) · P. conoidea (Texas Physa) · P. cooperi (Olive Physa) · P. costata (Ornate Physa) · P. cubensis (Carib Physa) · P. globosa (Globose Physa) · P. gyrina (Tadpole Physa) · P. hendersoni (Bayou Physa) · P. heterostropha (Pewter Physa) · P. hordacea (Grain Physa) · P. humerosa (Corkscrew Physa) · P. integra (Ashy Physa) · P. johnsoni (Striate Physa) · P. lordi (Twisted Physa) · P. magnalacustris (Great Lakes Physa) · P. mexicana (Polished Physa) · P. microstriata (Fish Lake Physa) · P. natricina (Snake River Physa Snail) · P. osculans (Cayuse Physa) · P. parkeri (Broadshoulder Physa) · P. parkeri latchfordi (Gatineau Tadpole Snail) · P. propinqua (Rocky Mountain Physa) · P. spelunca (Cave Physa) · P. squalida (Squalid Physa) · P. traski (Sculpted Physa) · P. utahensis (Utah Physa) · P. vinosa (Banded Physa) · P. virgata (Protean Physa) · P. virginea (Sunset Physa) · P. wrighti (Hotwater Physa) · P. zionis (Wet Rock Physa)
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Further Reading
- Rensch, B. (1934b): Süßwassermollusken der Deutschen Limnologischen Sunda-Expedition - Archiv für Hydrobiologie 13, pp. 203-254
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- GBIF-Spain, Museu de Ciències Naturals, Zoologia, Barcelona: MCNC-Malac
- NLBIF, Limnodata
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Bugs
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register - England.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5522915
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-76699
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2468095
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 76699
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGASM0010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 175349
Footnotes
- Mean = 130.800 meters (429.134 feet), Standard Deviation = 263.270 based on 1,325 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
