Lister's river snail

noun

A large freshwater snail of species Viviparus contectus.

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nounLister's river snail (plural Lister's river snails)

plural Lister's river snails

  1. A large freshwater snail of species Viviparus contectus.

    Lister's river snail (Viviparus contectus)—a large freshwater species with a striped shell, which survives in lakes in Britain today—gives us a good idea of how its ancient relatives looked and lived.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 82
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