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Callinina subpurpurea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 11, February 13, March 19, April 36, May 58, June 24, July 19, August 19, September 22, October 18, November 12, December 11.
United States796
Illinois261
Kentucky127
Missouri100
Indiana65
Iowa56
Louisiana37
Mississippi35
Alabama31
Canada25

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
Orderapple snails, river snails, and allies · Architaenioglossa
FamilyRiver Snails · Viviparidae
GenusCallinina

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