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Paravitrea grimmi Hubricht, 1968

1351663  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1351663)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Limacoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Gastrodontoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Pristilomatidae (Family)
  14. Paravitrea (Genus)
  15. Paravitrea grimmi (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hubricht, L. (1968). Four new species of land snails. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 82(2): 63-70, figs. 1A-J, 2K-L., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517112
page(s): 66-67, figs.1G-I [details] 
Type locality contained in Virginia  
type locality contained in Virginia (origin: native) [details]
, Note Alleghany County, under leaves on a sparsely...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Alleghany County, under leaves on a sparsely wooded limestone hillside near an old quarry, 9 miles north-northeast of Covington. [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, F. Wayne Grimm.  
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, F. Wayne Grimm. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Paravitrea grimmi Hubricht, 1968. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351663 on 2025-08-11
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2019-06-18 13:44:44Z
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Bieler, Rüdiger

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original description Hubricht, L. (1968). Four new species of land snails. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 82(2): 63-70, figs. 1A-J, 2K-L., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517112
page(s): 66-67, figs.1G-I [details] 

basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, F. Wayne Grimm. [details]

Type locality Alleghany County, under leaves on a sparsely wooded limestone hillside near an old quarry, 9 miles north-northeast of Covington. [details]
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