Common name: Purplecap Valvata
Scientific name: Valvata perdepressa Walker, 1906

Class:
Gastropoda (Gastropods)
Order:
Heterostropha
Family:
Valvatidae
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Lacustrine:
Deep water, Shallow water
Riverine:
BIG RIVER, MEDIUM RIVER, CREEK

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G2G3
Imperiled or Vulnerable globally - At high or moderate risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 80 or fewer populations or locations in the world, few individuals, restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or recent and widespread declines. More information is needed to assign either G2 or G3.
State conservation status rank:
SNA
Not Applicable - A state conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., species is a hybrid, a domesticated species, not native to New York, an accidental or infrequent visitor outside of its normal range, a transient or migrant just passing through the state, or a species with only unconfirmed or doubtful reports).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Not Listed
Not listed or protected by New York State.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108734/Valvata_perdepressa/