Valvata sincera

Valvata sincera, common name the mossy valvata is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.

Side view of the shell of Valvata sincera

Mossy valvata
Apertural view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Basal view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Conservation status
NE[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:	Valvatoidea
Family:	Valvatidae
Genus:	Valvata
Species:	V. sincera
Binomial name
Valvata sincera Say, 1824
Subspecies
V. s. sincera – Ribbed Valve Snail V. s. helicoidea – Northern Valve Snail V. s. ontariensis – Loosely Coiled Valve Snail[2]

References

1. IUCN 2008, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 November 2008.
2. Molluscs, Canadian Bioversity Web Site

• Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26

Further reading

• Boreal Turret Snail, Valvata sincera. Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. 2 pp.