Valvata nevadensis Taylor and Smith 1981 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Valvatidae

Full reference: D. Taylor and G. Smith. 1981. Pliocene Molluscs and Fishes from Northeastern California and Northwestern Nevada. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, the University of Michigan 25(18):339-413

Belongs to Valvata according to D. Taylor and G. Smith 1981

Sister taxa: Valvata (Atropidina), Valvata (Cincinna), Valvata (Tropidina), Valvata (Valvata), Valvata cristata, Valvata decollata, Valvata helicoides, Valvata humeralis, Valvata idahoensis, Valvata jiaolaiensis, Valvata minima, Valvata multicarinata, Valvata obtusaeformis, Valvata oecsensis, Valvata piscinalis, Valvata priscinalis, Valvata pseudoadeorbis, Valvata shakengensis, Valvata subcarinata, Valvata subgradata, Valvata unicarinifera, Valvata wenzi

Type specimen: UMMZ 250104. Its type locality is Mopung Hills locality C, which is in a Pliocene lacustrine limestone in the Truckee Formation of Nevada.

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (3: Nevada collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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