title: A nomenclator of extant and fossil taxa of the Valvatidae (Gastropoda, Ectobranchia).
abstract: A compilation of all supra- and (infra-) specific taxa of extant and fossil Valvatidae, a group of freshwater operculate snails, is provided, including taxa initially described in this family and subsequently classified in other families, as well as names containing errors or misspellings. The extensive reference list is directly linked to the available electronic source (digital view or pdf-download) of the respective papers.
authors.affiliation: SNSB - Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-81247 München, Germany ; Dept. Biology II and GeoBio-Center of LMU Munich, Biozentrum, Großhaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Planegg, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haszprunar
keywords: Gastropoda; Valvatidae; freshwater snails; taxonomy; www-references