Marstoniopsis insubrica

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Marstoniopsis insubrica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Amnicolidae
Genus: Marstoniopsis
Species:
M. insubrica
Binomial name
Marstoniopsis insubrica
(Küster, 1853) [2]
Synonyms [3]

Paludina insubricaKüster, 1853
Marstoniopsis scholtzi(A. Schmidt, 1856) [4]

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Marstoniopsis insubrica is a species of small freshwater snail in the family Amnicolidae. [1] It is widespread but patchily distributed in Europe. Although not considered endangered as a species, [1] it is generally rare and locally threatened through much of its range; in Switzerland it is considered extinct. [5]

Distribution

The species lives in some areas in Northern, Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, including: [1] [6]

Habitat

Marstoniopsis insubrica occurs in lakes, rivers and estuaries. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Killeen, I.; Cianfanelli, S. (2022) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Marstoniopsis insubrica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T155469A221560924. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T155469A221560924.en . Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. Küster H. C. (1852). "Die Gattungen Paludina, Hydrocaena und Valvata. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen". Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 1(21): 1–96, Taf. 1–14. page 77. table 13, fig. 20–21 (in German).
  3. Falniowski, Andrzej; Wilke, Thomas (2001). "The genus Marstoniopsis (Gastropoda: Rissooidea): intra- and intergeneric phylogenetic relationships". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 67 (4): 483–488. doi:10.1093/mollus/67.4.483.
  4. Schmidt A. (1856). "Verzeichniss der Binnenmollusken Norddeutschlands mit kritischen Bemerkungen". Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 8: 120–169 [158] (in German).
  5. 1 2 Bundesamt für Umwelt, Bern & Schweizer Zentrum für die Kartografie der Fauna, Neuenburg (2012). Rote Liste Weichtiere (Schnecken und Muscheln). Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz, Stand 2010 (PDF).
  6. 1 2 Anistratenko, Vitaliy V.; Anistratenko, Olga Yu (2018). "Finding of the regionally extremely rare spring snail Marstoniopsis insubrica (Gastropoda: Amnicolidae) in the Olshanka River and its conservation status in Ukraine". Ruthenica. 28 (3): 119–124.
  7. Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003). Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 107, ISBN   3-923376-02-2.