Sinotaia quadrata
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Mollusca
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Gastropoda
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Architaenioglossa
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| Family:
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Viviparidae
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| Genus:
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Sinotaia
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| Species:
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S. quadrata
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| Binomial name
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Sinotaia quadrata
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| Synonyms
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List
- Bellamya aeruginosa (Reeve, 1863)
- Bellamya lapidea (Heude, 1889)
- Bellamya lapillorum (Heude, 1890)
- Bellamya purificata (Heude, 1890)
- †Bithinia viviparoides Hsü, 1936
- Paludina aeruginosa Reeve, 1863
- Paludina chinensis I. Lea, 1856
- Paludina dispiralis Heude, 1890
- Paludina fantozatiana Heude, 1890
- Paludina lapidea Heude, 1889
- Paludina lapillorum Heude, 1890
- Paludina orientalis I. Lea, 1866
- Paludina purificata Heude, 1890
- Paludina quadrata W. H. Benson, 1842
- Paludina quadrata var. heudei Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1905
- Sinotaia aeruginosa (Reeve, 1863)
- Sinotaia dispiralis (Heude, 1890)
- Sinotaia lapidea (Heude, 1889)
- Sinotaia lapillorum (Heude, 1890)
- Sinotaia purificata (Heude, 1890)
- Sinotaia pyrificata (Heude, 1890)
- Sinotaia turrita (Yen, 1939)
- Vivipara heudei Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1905
- Vivipara lapillorum (Heude, 1890)
- Vivipara quadrata (W. H. Benson, 1842)
- Vivipara quadrata var. fantozatiana (Heude, 1890)
- Vivipara quadrata var. purificata (Heude, 1890)
- Viviparus quadratus (W. H. Benson, 1842)
- Viviparus quadratus aeruginosus (Reeve, 1863)
- Viviparus quadratus dispiralis (Heude, 1890)
- Viviparus quadratus turritus Yen, 1939
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Sinotaia quadrata is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae. It is widely distributed and common species in China and in northern Vietnam inhabiting various shallow freshwater habitats, where it can reach high densities. It is a keystone species in its habitat and can significantly affect water quality and phytoplankton communities. It is commonly used in Chinese cuisine.