''Larina'' is a
genus of large
operculate 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 ...
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aquatic gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Viviparidae
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
This family is classified in the informal group Architaenioglossa according to the taxonomy of ...
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[Bouchet, P. (2014). Larina A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732082 on 2014-12-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Larina'' include
* ''
Larina lirata
''Larina'' is a genus of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Viviparidae
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquat ...
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(Tate, 1885)
* ''
Larina strangei
''Larina'' is a genus of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Viviparidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Larina A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...
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A. Adams, 1855
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Larina turbinata''
Gatliff & Gabriel, 1909: synonym of ''
Larinopsis turbinatus''
(Gatliff & Gabriel, 1909)
References
Viviparidae
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