> Without any additional information or shell description, I am
> going to venture a guess and say that it is possibly
> Cipangopaludina chinensis malleatus (Reeve, 1863), in the
> Family Vivipariidae. I base this on my personal collecting
> experiences in Central Park when I still lived in NYC numerous
> years ago. Is the shell globose, with a slightly malleated,
> greenish colored body whorl?
The most recent references have synonymized Cipangopaludina under
Bellamya. A search under either name may be productive for more
information.
--
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections Building
Department of Biological Sciences
Biodiversity and Systematics
University of Alabama, Box 870345
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0345 USA
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