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Physa Draparnaud, 1801

Physa fontinalis
Physa fontinalis

181551  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181551)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Hygrophila (Superorder)
  9. Lymnaeoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Physidae (Family)
  11. Physinae (Subfamily)
  12. Physa (Genus)
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  1. Species Physa aplexoides Yen, 1969 †
  2. Species Physa arachleica Starobogatov & Prozorova, 1989
  3. Species Physa aravanica Zharnyl'skaya, 1965 †
  4. Species Physa aridi Mezzalira, 1974 †
  5. Species Physa bacca H.-Z. Pan & X.-G. Zhu, 2007 †
  6. Species Physa bajandaica Martinson, 1956 †
  7. Species Physa beijiangensis W. Yü & X.-Q. Zhang, 1982 †
  8. Species Physa boreaui Coquand, 1860 †
  9. Species Physa bullatula C. A. White, 1886 †
  10. Species Physa canadensis Whiteaves, 1885 †
  11. Species Physa carletoni Meek, 1873 †
  12. Species Physa cenomanensis Repelin, 1902 †
  13. Species Physa cepedaensis Perrilliat & Vega, 2008 †
  14. Species Physa changmaensis F. Guo, 1982 †
  15. Species Physa changzhouensis W. Yü, 1977 †
  16. Species Physa chippevarum (D. W. Taylor, 2003)
  17. Species Physa clarkei Ingersoll, 1875
  18. Species Physa cokevillensis Yen, 1954 †
  19. Species Physa conispira Yen & Reeside, 1946 †
  20. Species Physa copei C. A. White, 1877 †
  21. Species Physa dalmatina Küster, 1844
  22. Species Physa debilula H.-L. Gu, 1989 †
  23. Species Physa delecta Nicolas, 1891 †
  24. Species Physa doeringi Doello-Jurado, 1927 †
  25. Species Physa doliolum Matheron, 1843 †
  26. Species Physa dongtaiensis H. I. Gu, 1989 †
  27. Species Physa exquisita Y.-T. Li, 1985 †
  28. Species Physa felix C. A. White, 1878 †
  29. Species Physa fontinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  30. Species Physa fuxinensis X.-H. Yu, 1987 †
  31. Species Physa galei L. S. Russell, 1926 †
  32. Species Physa gaoyouensis W. Yü, 1977 †
  33. Species Physa globosa Yen, 1954 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  34. Species Physa gracilis Nicolas, 1891 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  35. Species Physa hankensis Starobogatov & Prozorova, 1989
  36. Species Physa jennessi Dall, 1919
  37. Species Physa jingangkouensis H.-Z. Pan, 1983 †
  38. Species Physa kanabensis C. A. White, 1876 †
  39. Species Physa lacryma F. Sandberger, 1871 †
  40. Species Physa lacteana L. S. Russell, 1935 †
  41. Species Physa levis Y.-T. Li, 1984 †
  42. Species Physa liaoxiensis X.-H. Yu, 1987 †
  43. Species Physa longiuscula Meek & Hayden, 1856 †
  44. Species Physa megalochlamys D. W. Taylor, 1988
  45. Species Physa meneghinii Sacco, 1886 †
  46. Species Physa mezzalirai Ghilardi, Carbonaro & Simone, 2011 †
  47. Species Physa michaudii Matheron, 1843 †
  48. Species Physa micra Yen & Reeside, 1946 †
  49. Species Physa minima Repelin, 1902 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  50. Species Physa miqueli Caziot, 1905 †
  51. Species Physa mirollii D. W. Taylor, 2003
  52. Species Physa montanensis Yen, 1951 †
  53. Species Physa naucatica Zharnyl'skaya, 1965 †
  54. Species Physa nebrascensis Meek & Hayden, 1856 †
  55. Species Physa nisidai K. Suzuki, 1941 †
  56. Species Physa nucleus Repelin, 1902 †
  57. Species Physa obtusiconica X.-H. Yu, 1987 †
  58. Species Physa opima Y.-T. Li, 1985 †
  59. Species Physa orientalis G.-X. Zhu, 1980 †
  60. Species Physa paravitimensis G.-X. Zhu, 1980 †
  61. Species Physa patula Nicolas, 1891 †
  62. Species Physa pijiagouensis X.-H. Yu, 1987 †
  63. Species Physa pygmaea Nicolas, 1891 †
  64. Species Physa qijiachuanensis Y.-T. Li, 1988 †
  65. Species Physa raris Y.-T. Li, 1984 †
  66. Species Physa rhomboidea Meek & Hayden, 1856 †
  67. Species Physa saxarubrensis L. S. Russell, 1957 †
  68. Species Physa scitula Y.-T. Li, 1983 †
  69. Species Physa secalina J. Evans & Shumard, 1856 †
  70. Species Physa shakengensis W. Yü & X.-Q. Zhang, 1982 †
  71. Species Physa shandongensis H.-Z. Pan, 1983 †
  72. Species Physa shantungensis Yen, 1969 †
  73. Species Physa simeyrolsensis Repelin, 1902 †
  74. Species Physa sinensis Yen, 1969 †
  75. Species Physa skinneri D. W. Taylor, 1954
  76. Species Physa streletzkajae Starobogatov & Budnikova, 1967
  77. Species Physa subacuta Benoist, 1874 †
  78. Species Physa subcylindrica Repelin, 1902 †
  79. Species Physa taslei Bourguignat, 1860
  80. Species Physa tenuicostata H.-J. Wang, 1982 †
  81. Species Physa usitata C. A. White, 1895 †
  82. Species Physa vernalis D. W. Taylor & Jokinen, 1984
  83. Species Physa vitimensis Rammelmeyer, 1940 †
  84. Species Physa walcotti Yen & Reeside, 1946 †
  85. Species Physa wealdiana Coquand, 1856 †
  86. Species Physa wichmanni Parodiz, 1961 †
  87. Species Physa xiazhuanensis P. Wang, 1984 †
  88. Species Physa yuanchuensis Yü, 1963 †
  89. Species Physa yushugouensis G.-Z. Zhu, 1976 †
  90. Species Physa zhuoxianensis W. Yü & H.-Z. Pan, 1982 †
  91. Subgenus Physa (Aplecta) Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Aplexa J. Fleming, 1820 (invalid: an incorrect subsequent spelling of Aplexa)
    1. Species Physa (Aplecta) brevispirata Cossmann & Pissarro, 1913 † accepted as Aplexa cotiensis Pacaud, 2022 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Physa (Isodora) tchadiensis brevispirata Germain, 1905; Aplexa cotiensis Pacaud, 2022 is a replacement name)
  92. Subgenus Physa (Costatella) Dall, 1870 accepted as Physella (Costatella) Dall, 1870 represented as Physella Haldeman, 1842 (basionym)
    1. Species Physa (Costatella) harpa D. W. Taylor, 1981 † accepted as Physella harpa (D. W. Taylor, 1981) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Costatella is currently ranked as subgenus of Physella)
    2. Species Physa (Costatella) humboldtiana D. W. Taylor, 1981 † accepted as Physella humboldtiana (D. W. Taylor, 1981) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Costatella is currently ranked as subgenus of Physella)
  93. Species Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1805 accepted as Physella acuta (Draparnaud, 1805) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  94. Species Physa ancillaria Say, 1825 accepted as Physella ancillaria (Say, 1825) accepted as Physella gyrina (Say, 1821) (original combination)
  95. Species Physa bridgerensis Meek, 1873 † accepted as Physella bridgerensis (Meek, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  96. Species Physa bristovii J. Phillips, 1855 † accepted as Prophysa bristovii (J. Phillips, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  97. Species Physa changleensis Youluo, 1978 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  98. Species Physa columnaris Deshayes, 1825 † accepted as Macrophysa columnaris (Deshayes, 1825) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  99. Species Physa draparnaudii Matheron, 1843 † accepted as Macrophysa draparnaudii (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  100. Species Physa dumonti Briart & Cornet, 1887 † accepted as Aplexa dumonti (Briart & Cornet, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  101. Species Physa efremowi Martinson, 1957 † accepted as Mesolanistes efremowi (Martinson, 1957) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Physa fusiformis G.-X. Zhu, 1980 † accepted as Aplexa zhui Pacaud, 2022 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  103. Species Physa galloprovincialis Matheron, 1843 † accepted as Aplexa galloprovincialis (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Physa gardanensis Matheron, 1843 † accepted as Aplexa gardanensis (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  105. Species Physa gigantea Michaud, 1837 † accepted as Aplexa gigantea (Michaud, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  106. Species Physa grasseti Matheron, 1878 † accepted as Aplexa grasseti (Matheron, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  107. Species Physa gyrina Say, 1821 accepted as Physella gyrina (Say, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  108. Species Physa heberti Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Aplexa heberti (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Physa jaimei Hermite, 1879 † accepted as Aplexa jaimei (Hermite, 1879) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Physa lamberti Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Aplexa pulchella (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  111. Species Physa lordi Baird, 1863 accepted as Physella lordi (Baird, 1863) (original combination)
  112. Species Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828 accepted as Stenophysa marmorata (Guilding, 1828) (original combination)
  113. Species Physa meigsii Dall, 1890 † accepted as Stenophysa meigsii (Dall, 1890) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  114. Species Physa mongolica Martinson, 1961 † accepted as Mesolanistes mongolicus (Martinson, 1961) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  115. Species Physa montensis Briart & Cornet, 1887 † accepted as Aplexa montensis (Briart & Cornet, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Physa parvissima de Boissy, 1848 † accepted as Macrophysa parvissima (de Boissy, 1848) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  117. Species Physa pleromatis C. A. White, 1877 † accepted as Physella pleromatis (C. A. White, 1877) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  118. Species Physa praelonga Matheron, 1861 † accepted as Aplexa praelonga (Matheron, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  119. Species Physa primigenia Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Aplexa primigenia (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  120. Species Physa prinsepii J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † accepted as Platyphysa prinsepii (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  121. Species Physa prisca Walcott, 1883 † accepted as Physa walcotti Yen & Reeside, 1946 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of P. prisca Noulet, 1854; P. walcotti is a replacement name)
  122. Species Physa prisca Noulet, 1854 † accepted as Aplexa prisca (Noulet, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  123. Species Physa procera Matheron, 1878 † accepted as Macrophysa procera (Matheron, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, tentative superseded combination)
  124. Species Physa pseudogigantea F. Sandberger, 1870 † accepted as Aplexa pseudogigantea (F. Sandberger, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  125. Species Physa pulchella A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Aplexa pulchella (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  126. Species Physa reesidei Stanton, 1916 † accepted as Mesolanistes reesidei (Stanton, 1916) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  127. Species Physa ringentis Youluo, 1978 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  128. Species Physa sibirica Martinson, 1954 † accepted as Physa bajandaica Martinson, 1956 † (Invalid: junior homonym of Physa sibirica Westerlund, 1877)
  129. Species Physa sibirica Westerlund, 1876 accepted as Sibirenauta sibirica (Westerlund, 1876) (original combination)
  130. Species Physa subcylindrica Youluo, 1978 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  131. Species Physa subelongata Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Aplexa subelongata (Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  132. Species Physa subfelix Martinson, 1957 † accepted as Mesolanistes efremowi (Martinson, 1957) † (subjective synonym)
  133. Species Physa wattsi Arnold, 1909 † accepted as Physella wattsi (Arnold, 1909) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  134. Species Physa wealdiensis Maillard, 1884 † accepted as Physa wealdiana Coquand, 1856 † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unjustified emendation of P. wealdiana Coquand, 1856)
  135. Species Physa zionis Pilsbry, 1926 accepted as Physella zionis (Pilsbry, 1926)
  136. Species Physa guerinii Mittre, 1841 (uncertain > unassessed)
  137. Species Physa novaehollandiae Blainville, 1825 (uncertain > unassessed)
  138. Species Physa nummulitica d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Draparnaud, J. P. R. (1801). <i>Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France</i>. Montpellier / Paris (Renaud / Bossange, Masson & Besson). 1-116. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28587765
page(s): 31 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physa Draparnaud, 1801. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181551 on 2025-05-12
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Physa Draparnaud, 1801. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181551 on 2025-05-12
Date
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2005-09-26 07:16:30Z
created
Claus, Simon
2011-12-24 19:17:31Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2017-06-23 08:52:56Z
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Bank, Ruud
2018-05-17 20:24:11Z
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Vinarski, Maxim
2018-10-22 08:04:04Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description Draparnaud, J. P. R. (1801). <i>Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France</i>. Montpellier / Paris (Renaud / Bossange, Masson & Besson). 1-116. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28587765
page(s): 31 [details] 

basis of record Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf [details] 

additional source Chamberlin, R. V. & Berry, E. (1933). Mollusks of the Pliocene deposits at Collinston, Utah. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 47(1): 25-29, pls. 4-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522592
page(s): 26, pl. 5, fig. 4 [details] 

additional source Sterki, V. (1891). Some observations on how snails move their odontophores. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 5(8): 95., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788891 [details] 

additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28; note: Unidentified species [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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