''Sinotaia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of large
operculate
An operculum (; ) is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure like a trapdoor that exists in many (but not all) groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails, including the Helicinidae, Cyclophoridae, A ...
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that 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 t ...
s,
aquatic
Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live.
Aquatic(s) may also refer to:
* Aquatic animal, either vertebrate ...
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
s in the family
Viviparidae
Summary
Viviparidae, commonly called river snails or mystery snails, are a family of freshwater snails with gills and a protective lid (operculum). Recent studies show that their family tree is messier than expected, with genetic evidence sugg ...
.
Distribution
Distribution of the genus ''Sinotaia'' include
southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Sinotaia'' include:
[Bouchet, P.; Neubauer, Thomas A. (2015). ''Sinotaia'' Haas, 1939. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820488 on 2016-02-15]
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Sinotaia acutecarinata'' (Yen, 1939)
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Sinotaia aeruginosa
''Sinotaia'' is a genus of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
Distribution of the genus ''Sinotaia'' include southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nat ...
'' (Reeve, 1863)
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Sinotaia angularis'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Sinotaia annulata'' (Yen, 1939)
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Sinotaia arturrolli'' Brandt, 1968
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Sinotaia barboti'' (Sinzov, 1884)
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Sinotaia bugensis'' (Gozhik in Gozhik & Prysjazhnjuk, 1978)
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Sinotaia datunensis'' Qian, Fang & He, 2014
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Sinotaia delavayana'' (Heude, 1890)
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Sinotaia dispiralis'' (Heude, 1890)
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Sinotaia ecarinata'' (Kobelt, 1909)
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Sinotaia guangdungensis'' (Kobelt, 1906)
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Sinotaia limnophila'' (Mabille, 1886)
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Sinotaia mandahlbarthi
''Sinotaia'' is a genus of large operculum (gastropod), operculate freshwater snails, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
Distribution of the genus ''Sinotaia'' include southeast Asia.
Species
Spec ...
'' Brandt, 1968
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Sinotaia manhongensis'' (Zhang, Liu & Wang, 1981)
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Sinotaia margaryoides'' (Annandale, 1924)
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Sinotaia nicopolis'' Datsenko, 2001
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Sinotaia papillapicula'' (Liu, Zhang & Wang, 1982)
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Sinotaia polyzonata'' (Frauenfeld, 1862) / ''
Angulyagra polyzonata
''Angulyagra polyzonata'' is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
Distribution
This species is found in southern and southeastern China and in northern Vietnam.M ...
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Sinotaia pyrificata'' (Heude, 1890)
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Sinotaia qionghaiensis'' Qian, Fang & He, 2014
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Sinotaia quadrata
''Sinotaia quadrata'' is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae. It is widely distributed and common species in China and in nort ...
'' (Benson, 1842) - type species
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Sinotaia reevei'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1905)
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Sinotaia turrita'' (Yen, 1939)
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Sinotaia xichangensis'' Qian, Fang & He, 2014
See also
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Bellamya''
References
External links
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Viviparidae
Gastropod genera
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