Bythinella galerae

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Bythinella galerae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bythinellidae
Genus: Bythinella
Species:
B. galerae
Binomial name
Bythinella galerae
Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002 [2]

Bythinella galerae is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.

Contents

As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description. [2]

Distribution

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Bythinella galerae (France)

This species is endemic to France. The type locality is a cave in Castelbouc, Sainte-Enimie, Lozère. [2]

Ecology

Bythinella galerae is probably a troglobite. [2]

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References

  1. IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 (in French) Girardi H., Bichain J. M. & Wienin M. (2002) "Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Bythinella (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) de l’exsurgence de Castelbouc (Lozère, France)". Documents Malacologiques3: 43-54. "HENRI GIRARDI .::. Bulletin en 13 pages". Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2009.