Hemisinus brevis

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Hemisinus brevis
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Two views of four shells of Hemisinus brevis
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H. brevis
Binomial name
Hemisinus brevis
(d'Orbigny, 1841)

Hemisinus brevis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.

Distribution

Hemisinus brevis is endemic to the Pinar del Río with scarce distribution in Cuba. [1]

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References

  1. Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.