''Cipangopaludina lecythoides'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of a

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...

with an operculum and a

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, an aquatic gastropod

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in the

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Viviparidae, the river snails.

Distribution

Distribution of ''Cipangopaludina lecythoides'' includes

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jian ...

in ChinaLu H.-F., Du L.-N., Li Z.-Q., Chen X.-Y. & Yang J.-X. (2014). "Morphological analysis of the Chinese ''Cipangopaludina'' species (Gastropoda; Caenogastropoda; Viviparidae). '' Zoological Research'' 35(6): 510-527. Hong Kong and

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

.Madsen H. & Hung N. M. (2015). "Reprint of "An overview of freshwater snails in Asia with main focus on Vietnam"". ''

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'' 141(Part B): 372–384.

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Viviparidae Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Viviparidae-stub