Valvata virens

Valvata virens is a species of freshwater snail in the family Valvatidae. It is known by the common name emerald valvata.^[2]

Valvata virens
the operculum of Valvata virens
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Valvatidae
Genus:	Valvata
Species:	V. virens
Binomial name
Valvata virens Tryon, 1863

This species is endemic to California in the United States. Reports from adjacent states are invalid. Of the two valid occurrences reported in California, at least one is extirpated and the other is in an unknown location. NatureServe has listed the species with the conservation status "possibly extinct".^[2]