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Physella costata (Newcomb, 1861)
1309382 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1309382)
accepted
Species
Physa (Costatella) costata (Newcomb, 1861) · unaccepted
Physa costata Newcomb, 1861 · unaccepted (original combination)
Physella (Costatella) costata (Newcomb, 1861) · alternative representation
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(of Physa costata Newcomb, 1861) Newcomb, W. (1861). Descriptions of new species of snails. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 1(2): 103-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3837025
page(s): 104 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
Note USA, California, Lake County: Clear Lake
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, California, Lake County: Clear Lake [details]
Etymology Latin costatus, ribbed, indicating the unique sculpture
Etymology Latin costatus, ribbed, indicating the unique sculpture [details]
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original description
(of Physa costata Newcomb, 1861) Newcomb, W. (1861). Descriptions of new species of snails. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 1(2): 103-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3837025
page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf
page(s): 172, figs. 169-171, Pl. 9, fig. 4 [details]
additional source Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf
page(s): 172, figs. 169-171, Pl. 9, fig. 4 [details]
additional source Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
