Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass "Lower Heterobranchia" > Superfamily Valvatoidea > Family Valvatidae > Genus Valvata

Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Nerita Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Valvata*	O. F. Müller, 1773	accepted genus name
*Valvata (Atropidina)*	Lindholm, 1906	generic synonym
*Valvata (Cincinna)*	Mörch, 1864	synonym
*Valvata (Tropidina)*	H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854	synonym
*Valvata (Valvata)*	O. F. Müller, 1773	synonym

Species group names

*Missing pulchella*	S. Studer, 1789	subjective synonym
*Valvata (Cincinna) alpestris*	Kuster, 1853	subjective synonym
*Valvata (Cincinna) antiqua*	Morris, 1838	subjective synonym
*Valvata (Cincinna) piscinalis*	(O. F. Müller, 1774)	synonym; alternate representation

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: vijverpluimdrager sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: Valve Snail sources: Charles Hussey

Swedish: stor kamgälsnäcka

Literature

basis of record	Ziegelmeier, E. (1966). Die Schnecken (Gastropoda Prosobranchia) der deutsche Meeresgebiete und brackigen Küstengewässer [The Gastropoda Prosobranchia from the German seas and brackish coastal waters]. Helgol. Wiss. Meeresunters. 13: 1-66 [Subsequent publication]
additional source	Nevill, G. (1878). Mollusca. Scientific Results of the Second Yarkand Mission; based upon the collections and notes of the late Ferdinand Stoliczka Ph.D., 1-21, 1 pl. Calcutta (Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing).
additional source	Woodward, S. P. (1856). On the land and freshwater shells of Kashmir and Tibet, collected by Dr. T. Thomson. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 24: 185-187.
additional source	Oughton, J. (1938). Valvata piscinalis (Müller) in the Great Lakes. The Nautilus. 52(1): 30-32; 52(2): 60-62.
additional source	Biggs, H. E. J. (1971). Mollusca of the Iranian Plateau–III. Journal of Conchology. 27 (4): 211-220. London [29 April].
additional source	Robertson, I. C. (1945). Valvata piscinalis (Müller) in Lake Erie. The Nautilus. 59(1): 36.
additional source	Harman, W. N. (1968). Valvata piscinalis in Cayuga Lake, N. Y. The Nautilus. 81(4): 143-144.
additional source	Latchford, F. R. (1914). Valvata piscinalis in Canada. The Nautilus. 28(1): 10.
additional source	Folin, L. de. (1890). Observations sur Valvata cristata et V. piscinalis. Le Naturaliste. ser. 2, 4 (no. 76): 103-104.
identification resource	Rowson, B., Powell, H., Willing, M., Dobson, M. & Shaw, H. (2021). Freshwater Snails of Britain and Ireland. FSC Publications, Telford, UK.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153998