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 | |
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| The shell of Viviparus teschi from a borehole in Arnhem, Netherlands | |
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| Subfamily: | Viviparinae |
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| Species: | † V. teschi |
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| 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]
References
- 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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