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Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Baltic sea
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - German Bight
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Kaliningrad
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Albania
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Austria
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Liechtenstein
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Belgium
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Luxembourg
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Estonia
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Latvia
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Lithuania
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Bulgaria
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Sardegna
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Germany
Distribution for Valvata ambigua Westerlund, 1873 - Germany
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Czech Republic
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Slovakia
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Denmark
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Finland
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - France
Distribution for Valvata sequanica Locard, 1884 - France
Distribution for Valvata compressa Locard, 1889 - France
Distribution for Valvata servaini Locard, 1889 - France
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis var. hyalina Wattebled, 1889 - France
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Great Britain
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Greece
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Hungary
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Ireland
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Northern Ireland
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Italy
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Netherlands
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Norway
Distribution for Valvata ambigua Westerlund, 1873 - Norway
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Poland
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Portugal
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Romania
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Sicilia
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Spain
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Sweden
Distribution for Valvata ambigua Westerlund, 1873 - Sweden
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Switzerland
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Ukraine
Distribution for Valvata ambigua Westerlund, 1873 - Ukraine
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Croatia
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Macedonia
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Montenegro
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Serbia
Distribution for Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Slovenia
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 153998
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 101
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 153992
Taxon Description Brooding for Taxon denoted by name 153992
Taxon Description Feeding method for Taxon denoted by name 153992
Taxon Description Development for Taxon denoted by name 153992
Taxon Description Mobility for Taxon denoted by name 153992
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 153992
Taxon Description Fossil range for Taxon denoted by name 593322
Taxon Description Fossil range for Taxon denoted by name 824462
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Calcareous