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'''Viviparidae''', sometimes known as the river snails, are a [[taxonomic]] [[family]] of large freshwater [[snail]]s with an [[operculum]]. These are [[aquatic]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s.
'''Viviparidae''', sometimes known as the '''river snails''', are a [[taxonomic]] [[family]] of large freshwater [[snail]]s with an [[operculum (gastropod)|operculum]]. These are [[aquatic]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusc]]s in the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Architaenioglossa]].


==Genera within the family Viviparidae==
==Genera within the family Viviparidae==
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The [[type genus]] is ''Viviparus'' Montfort, 1810.
The [[type genus]] is ''Viviparus'' Montfort, 1810.


* ''[[Angulyagra]]'' <small>Benson, 1836</small>
{|
* ''[[Anulotaia]]'' <small>Brandt, 1968</small>
! List of genera
* ''[[Bellamya]]'' <small>Jousseame, 1886</small>
|-
* ''[[Campeloma]]'' <small>[[Rafinesque]], 1819</small>
|-
* ''[[Cipangopaludina]]'' <small>Hannibal, 1912</small>
| ''[[Angulyagra]]''
* ''[[Filopaludina]]'' <small>Habe, 1964</small>
| Benson, 1836
* ''[[Heterogen]]'' <small>Annandale, 1921</small>
|-
* ''[[Idiopoma]]'' <small>Pilsbry, 1901</small>
| ''[[Anulotaia]]''
* ''[[Lioplax]]'' <small>Troschel, 1856</small>
| Brandt, 1968
* ''[[Margarya]]'' <small>Nevill, 1877</small>
|-
* ''[[Mekongia]]'' <small>Crosse & Fischer, 1876</small>
| ''[[Bellamya]]''
* ''[[Neothauma]]'' <small>E.A. Smith, 1880</small>
| Jousseame, 1886
* ''[[Rivularia]]'' <small>Huede, 1890</small>
|-
* ''[[Siamopaludina]]'' <small>Brandt, 1968</small>
| ''[[Campeloma]]''
* ''[[Sinotaia]]'' <small>Haas, 1939</small>
| Rafinesque, 1819
* ''[[Taia]]'' <small>Annandale, 1918</small>
|-
* ''[[Trochotaia]]'' <small>Brandt, 1974</small>
| ''[[Cipangopaludina]]''
* ''[[Tulotoma]]'' <small>Haldeman, 1840</small>
| Hannibal, 1912
* ''[[Viviparus]]'' <small>[[Montfort]], 1810</small>
|-
| ''[[Filopaludina]]''
| Habe, 1964
|-
| ''[[Heterogen]]''
| Annandale, 1921
|-
| ''[[Idiopoma]]''
| Pilsbry, 1901
|-
| ''[[Lioplax]]''
| Troschel, 1856
|-
| ''[[Margarya]]''
| Nevill, 1877
|-
| ''[[Mekongia]]''
| Crosse & Fischer, 1876
|-
| ''[[Neothauma]]''
| E.A. Smith, 1880
|-
| ''[[Rivularia]]''
| Huede, 1890
|-
| ''[[Siamopaludina]]''
| Brandt, 1968
|-
| ''[[Sinotaia]]''
| Haas, 1939
|-
| ''[[Taia]]''
| Annandale, 1918
|-
| ''[[Trochotaia]]''
| Brandt, 1974
|-
| ''[[Tulotoma]]''
| Haldeman, 1840
|-
| ''[[Viviparus]]''
| [[Montfort]], 1810
|-
|}


{{commonscat|Viviparidae}}
{{commonscat|Viviparidae}}

Revision as of 17:28, 13 January 2008

Viviparidae
Viviparus contectus
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Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails, are a taxonomic family of large freshwater snails with an operculum. These are aquatic gastropod molluscs in the order Architaenioglossa.

Genera within the family Viviparidae

The type genus is Viviparus Montfort, 1810.