WoRMS taxon details

Viviparidae J. E. Gray, 1847

154000  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154000)

accepted
Family
Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (type by original designation)
Paludinidae Fitzinger, 1833 · unaccepted (invalid: placed on the Official...)  
invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 573

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  1. Genus Albianopalin Hamilton-Bruce, B. J. Smith & Gowlett-Holmes, 2002 †
  2. Genus Apameaus Sivan, Heller & van Damme, 2006 †
  3. Genus Bathonella Yen, 1948 †
  4. Subfamily Bellamyinae Rohrbach, 1937
    1. Genus Amuropaludina Moskvicheva, 1979
    2. Genus Angulyagra H. S. Rao, 1931
    3. Genus Anularya L.-J. Zhang & S.-C. Chen, 2015
    4. Genus Anulotaia Brandt, 1968
    5. Genus Bakyietaia L.-J. Zhang, Y.-H. Yen & von Rintelen, 2025
    6. Genus Bellamya Jousseaume, 1886
    7. Genus Boganmargarya Thach, 2018 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, debated synonym)
    8. Genus Celetaia Clench, 1966
    9. Genus Centrapala Cotton, 1935 accepted as Larina A. Adams, 1855
    10. Genus Chlorostracia Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    11. Genus Cipangopaludina Hannibal, 1912
    12. Genus Dactylochlamys H. S. Rao, 1925 accepted as Angulyagra H. S. Rao, 1931 (invalid: junior homonym of Dactylochlamys Lauterborn, 1901; Angulyagra is a replacement name)
    13. Genus Dalipaludina L.-J. Zhang, 2023
    14. Genus Eularina Iredale, 1943 accepted as Larina A. Adams, 1855 (unnecessary replacement name for Larina, by Iredale treated as a junior homonym of Larinus Germar, 1824)
    15. Genus Eyriesia P. Fischer, 1885
    16. Genus Filopaludina T. Habe, 1964
    17. Genus Glaucostracia Ancey, 1898
    18. Genus Heterogen Annandale, 1921
    19. Genus Idiopoma Pilsbry, 1901
    20. Genus Larina A. Adams, 1855
    21. Genus Lecythoconcha Annandale, 1920 accepted as Cipangopaludina Hannibal, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    22. Genus Margaraya G. Nevill, 1877 accepted as Margarya G. Nevill, 1877 (orthographic variant of Margarya)
    23. Genus Margaria G. Nevill, 1877 accepted as Margarya G. Nevill, 1877 (orthographic variant of Margarya)
    24. Genus Margarya G. Nevill, 1877
    25. Genus Mekongia Crosse & P. Fischer, 1876
    26. Genus Neclarina Iredale, 1943 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    27. Genus Neothauma E. A. Smith, 1880
    28. Genus Notopala Cotton, 1935
    29. Genus Notopalena Iredale, 1943 accepted as Notopala Cotton, 1935
    30. Genus Robinsonia G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1870 accepted as Neclarina Iredale, 1943 (Invalid: junior homonym of Robinsonia Grote, 1865 [Lepidoptera]; Neclarina is a replacement name)
    31. Genus Siamopaludina Brandt, 1968 accepted as Filopaludina T. Habe, 1964 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    32. Genus Sibirotaia Popova & Starobogatov, 1970 † accepted as Sinotaia (Sibirotaia) Popova & Starobogatov, 1970 † represented as Sinotaia F. Haas, 1939 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    33. Genus Sinotaia F. Haas, 1939
    34. Genus Taia Annandale, 1918
    35. Genus Tchangmargarya J. He, 2013
    36. Genus Torotaia F. Haas, 1939
    37. Genus Trochoita accepted as Trochotaia Brandt, 1974 (incorrect subsequent spelling of Trochotaia Brandt, 1974)
    38. Genus Trochotaia Brandt, 1974
    39. Genus Turgaja Maderni & Martinson, 1969 †
    40. Genus Ussuripaludina Zatravkin & Bogatov, 1987 accepted as Cipangopaludina (Ussuripaludina) Zatravkin & Bogatov, 1987 accepted as Cipangopaludina Hannibal, 1912
  5. Subfamily Campelomatinae Thiele, 1929 accepted as Lioplacinae Gill, 1863
  6. Genus Czabalaya Bandel & F. Riedel, 1994 †
  7. Genus Euxinomargarya Akhvlediani, 1957 † accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Genus Fretacaeles Hamilton-Bruce & Kear, 2006 †
  9. Genus Igapaludina Matsuoka, 1985 †
  10. Genus Kaya Van Damme & Pickford, 1999 †
  11. Genus Kwangsispira Hsü, 1935 †
  12. Subfamily Lioplacinae Gill, 1863
    1. Genus Ambloxis Rafinesque, 1818 accepted as Campeloma Rafinesque, 1819 (invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 1931)
    2. Genus Campeloma Rafinesque, 1819
    3. Genus Haldemania Tryon, 1862 accepted as Lioplax Troschel, 1857 (a junior synonym)
    4. Genus Leioplax [sic] accepted as Lioplax Troschel, 1857 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    5. Genus Lioplax Troschel, 1857
    6. Genus Scalipaludina Starobogatov, 1986 †
  13. Genus Lioplacodes Meek, 1864 †
  14. Genus Macromargarya T. Ying, Fürsich & S. Schneider, 2013 †
  15. Genus Melantho Bowdich, 1822 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  16. Genus Paludinopsis Icke & K. Martin, 1905 †
  17. Genus Paracampeloma Hsü, 1935 †
  18. Genus Pedinopomus Bickel, 1977 †
  19. Genus Proviviparus Frese & Ponder, 2021 †
  20. Genus Rubeyella Yen, 1951 †
  21. Genus Scalez G D. Hanna & Gaylord, 1924 †
  22. Genus Sculptopaludina Starobogatov, 1986 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  23. Genus Suratia Hamilton-Bruce & Kear, 2010 †
  24. Genus Tulotomoides Wenz, 1939 †
  25. Genus Viquesnelia Deshayes, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  26. Subfamily Viviparinae J. E. Gray, 1847
    1. Genus Callina Hannibal, 1912 accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Invalid: junior homonym of Callina R.T. Lowe, 1855 [Gastropoda Geomitridae])
    2. Genus Callinina Thiele, 1931
    3. Genus Contectiana Bourguignat, 1880 accepted as Viviparus (Contectiana) Bourguignat, 1880 represented as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Genus Galizgia Mikhaylovskiy, 1903 †
    5. Genus Kobeltipaludina Chernogorenko & Starobogatov, 1987 accepted as Viviparus (Contectiana) Bourguignat, 1880 represented as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    6. Genus Leapaludina Starobogatov, 1986 accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    7. Genus Paludina A. Férussac, 1812 accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    8. Genus Paluditrochus [sic] † accepted as Paludotrochus Cossmann, 1921 † accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    9. Genus Paludotrochus Cossmann, 1921 † accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    10. Genus Rivularia Heude, 1890
    11. Genus Stephania Esu & Girotti, 1975 † accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    12. Genus Suchumica Seninski, 1905 † accepted as Galizgia Mikhaylovskiy, 1903 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Genus Trochopaludina Starobogatov, 1986 †
    14. Genus Tulotoma Haldeman, 1840
    15. Genus Tulotomops Wenz, 1939 †
    16. Genus Vivipara [sic] accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    17. Genus Viviparella Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, Unjustified emendation of "Vivipara Lam." [= Viviparus Montfort, 1810])
    18. Genus Viviparus Montfort, 1810
  27. Genus Viviparoides Starobogatov, 1986 † accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Genus Wealdenia Yen, 1966 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 155 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Viviparidae J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154000 on 2025-08-08
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2005-04-16 10:28:02Z
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2011-05-05 21:00:09Z
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2018-06-23 07:19:34Z
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2022-09-26 00:27:13Z
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2024-08-31 16:17:50Z
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Nomenclature

original description Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 155 [details] 

original description (of Paludinidae Fitzinger, 1833) Fitzinger, L.J. (1833). Systematisches Verzeichniß der im Erzherzogthume Oesterreich vorkommenden Weichthiere, als Prodrom einer Fauna derselben. Beiträge zur Landeskunde Oesterreichs's unter der Enns, 3: 88-122. Wien., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10601570
page(s): 116 [details] 

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Van Bocxlaer B. & Strong E.E. (2019). Viviparidae Gray, 1847. Pp. 43-50, in: C. Lydeard & C.S. Cummings (eds), Freshwater mollusks of the world. A distribution atlas. 242 pp. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. [details] 

additional source Stelbrink, B., R. Richter, F. Köhler, F. Riedel, E.E. Strong, B. Van Bocxlaer, C. Albrecht, T. Hauffe, T.J. Page, D.C. Aldridge, A.E. Bogan, Li-Na Du, M.R. Manuel-Santos, R.M. Marwoto, A.A. Shirokaya & T. Von Rintelen. (2020). Global diversification dynamics since the Jurassic: Low dispersal and habitat-dependent evolution explain hotspots of diversity and shell disparity in River Snails (Viviparidae). <em>Systematic Biology.</em> 69(5): 944-961., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaa011 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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LanguageName 
English river snails  [details]
German SumpfdeckelschneckenFlussdeckelschnecken  [details]
Swedish sumpsnäckor  [details]