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Physella johnsoni (Clench, 1926)
1309455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1309455)
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Physa johnsoni Clench, 1926 · unaccepted (original combination)
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(of Physa johnsoni Clench, 1926) Clench, W. J. (1926). Three new species of <i>Physa</i>. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 168: 1-8, pl. 1.
page(s): 2, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 2, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
Note Middle spring, Hot Sulphur Springs, Banff...
Type locality Middle spring, Hot Sulphur Springs, Banff [51º10’N, 115º34’W], Alberta, Canada [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Physella johnsoni (Clench, 1926). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1309455 on 2025-08-22
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(of Physa johnsoni Clench, 1926) Clench, W. J. (1926). Three new species of <i>Physa</i>. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 168: 1-8, pl. 1.
page(s): 2, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record 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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additional source 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): 227 [details]
source of synonymy Young, M. K.; Smith, R.; Pilgrim, K. L.; Schwartz, M. K. (2021). Molecular species delimitation refines the taxonomy of native and nonnative physinine snails in North America. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 11(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01197-3
note: as junior synonym of P. gyrina [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Stanford, B. C.; Lepitzki, D. A.; Taylor, M. K.; Rogers, S. M. (2023). Pooled whole genome sequencing of the endangered Banff Springs Snail, Physella johnsoni, reveals genetic separation to P. gyrina and cryptic micro-geographical genetic structure. <em>Conservation Genetics.</em> published online, 31 May 2023., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01538-x
note: as an accepted species distinct from P. gyrina [details]
page(s): 2, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record 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
[request]additional source 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): 227 [details]
source of synonymy Young, M. K.; Smith, R.; Pilgrim, K. L.; Schwartz, M. K. (2021). Molecular species delimitation refines the taxonomy of native and nonnative physinine snails in North America. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 11(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01197-3
note: as junior synonym of P. gyrina [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Stanford, B. C.; Lepitzki, D. A.; Taylor, M. K.; Rogers, S. M. (2023). Pooled whole genome sequencing of the endangered Banff Springs Snail, Physella johnsoni, reveals genetic separation to P. gyrina and cryptic micro-geographical genetic structure. <em>Conservation Genetics.</em> published online, 31 May 2023., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01538-x
note: as an accepted species distinct from P. gyrina [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Middle spring, Hot Sulphur Springs, Banff [51º10’N, 115º34’W], Alberta, Canada [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Banff Springs physa | [details] |
