Physella parkeri

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Physella parkeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Physidae
Genus: Physella
Species:
P. parkeri
Binomial name
Physella parkeri
(Currier, 1881)

Physella parkeri, the Broadshoulder Physa, is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail.

It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.

Like others in the family, this species is sinistral or left-handed.

Distribution[edit]

The subspecies Physella parkeri latchfordi, also known as the "Gatineau tadpole snail", lives in Quebec, Canada. It was categorized as "Data Deficient" (DD) by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 38.