Viviparus teschi

Viviparus teschi is an extinct species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.

Viviparus teschi
Temporal range: Pleistocene
The shell of Viviparus teschi from a borehole in Arnhem, Netherlands
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Viviparinae
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V. teschi
Binomial name
Viviparus teschi
Meijer, 1990[1]

The specific name is in honor of Dutch geologist Pieter Tesch (1879-1961).

Distribution

Type locality is in province Gelderland in the Netherlands.[1]

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References

  1. Meijer T. 1990. Notes on Quaternary freshwater mollusca of the Netherlands, with descriptions of some new species. Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie, 26(1989): 145-181. Viviparus teschi is on the page 148.


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