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Physa
Description | Physa is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Physa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Basommatophora : Physidae : Physa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Physa Draparnaud, 1801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Draparnaud, Jacques P. R. 1801. Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. Renaud, Montpellier & Bossange, Masson & Besson, Paris.: 1-116. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | freshwater (based on Physidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Hislop. 1859. On the Tertiary deposits, associated with trap-rock, in the East Indes. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 16:154-182 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physa |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Physa acuminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa altonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa amygdalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa anatina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa antipodea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa aplexoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa arachleica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa aridi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa aschersoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa aurea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa bacca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa bajandaica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa balteata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa barberi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa baringoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa beddomei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa beijiangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa billingsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa blandii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa borbonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa boreaui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa brevispira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa bridgerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa brisbanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa bullata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa bullatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa canadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa carletoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa carltoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa celebensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa cenomanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa cepedaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa changleensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa changzhouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa chippevarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa clarkei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa cokevillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa columnaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Physa concolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa conica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa conispira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa copei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa cornea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa coulboisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa crocata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa dalmatina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa dautzenbergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa delecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa doeringi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa doliolum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa dorbigniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa efremowi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa elliptica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa exserta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa falloti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa febigerii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa felix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa fontinalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa forsheyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa fuliginea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa gabbi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa galei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa galloprovincialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa gaoyouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa gardanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa gibberula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa globosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa goodrichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa gouldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa gracilenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa grosvenorii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa halei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa hankensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa hawnii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa hendersoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa hochstetteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa hypernorium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa inflata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa interioris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa jingangkouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa kanabensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa lacryma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa lactaena ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Physa lacteana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa latilabiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa lavocati species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa lincolnensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa longiuscula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa mamillata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa marci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa margaratacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa masakaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa megalochlamys species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa meneghinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa mezzalirai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa michaudii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa michiganensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa micra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa minima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa miqueli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa mirollii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa moesta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa moluccensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa mongolica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa montanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa multispirata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa mutandaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa mutandensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa natricina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa nebrascensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa niagarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa nicklinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa nodulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa novaezelandiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa nucleus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa nuttalli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa oneida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa ornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa parkeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa parva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa patula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa penicillata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa philippina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa plena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa pleromatis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa plicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa polakowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa princeps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa prinsepii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Physa propingua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa proteus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa pumilia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa pygmaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa randabeli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa remingtoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa rhomboidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa ringentis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa rumrutiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa saffordii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa salina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa sartlandinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa saxarubrensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa scalaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa secalina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa semperi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa seychellana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa shakengensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa shandongensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa shantungensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa showalteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa siberica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa simeyrolsensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa simoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa sinuata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa skinneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa smithi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa smithsoniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa spelunca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa streletzkajae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa subacuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa subclausa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa subcylindrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa subfelix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa subrotunda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa syngenes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tabulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa taslei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tenuicostata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tenuilirata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tetrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tiberiadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tongana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tonollii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tortuosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa tricticea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa triticea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa troostensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa usitata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa vaneyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa variabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa venezuelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa venusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa vernalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa vitimensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa walkeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa warreniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa waterhousei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa wealdiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa whitei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa wichmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa wolfiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa yuanchuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa zanzibarica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa zhuoxianensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Phisiella Schaufuss, 1869 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Phisiella |
Phyza Risso, 1826 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Phyza |
Laurentiphysa Taylor, 2003 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Laurentiphysa |
Echemythes Gistel, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Echemythes |
Physina Rafinesque, 1815 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Physina |
Phya Tappan, 1839 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Phya |
Phisa Gregorio, 1895 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Phisa |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1801 | Physa Draparnaud |
1935 | Physa Russell p. 119 |
1970 | Physa Schultz and Cheatum p. 845 |
2005 | Physa Bouchet et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!