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Italian River Snail

Viviparus ater

255 observations in the source records

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25 photos

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 15, February 13, March 27, April 10, May 7, June 8, July 3, August 14, September 9, October 6, November 7, December 2.
Italy121
Nord-Ovest59
Nord-Est58
Switzerland10
Centro4
Thurgau4
Zürich2
Germany1
Baden-Württemberg1
Genève1

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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
GenusViviparus

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