Valvata

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Latin valva f +‎ Latin -āta (relational-adjectival suffix), literally “valvate”.

Valvata f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Valvatidae – small freshwater snails with an operculum.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Heterobranchia – subclass; Valvatoidea – superfamily; Valvatidae – family

• (genus): Valvata cristata – type species

• Biwakovalvata
• Megalovalvata
• Pseudomegalovalvata
• †Amplovalvata

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