Paladilhia pleurotoma

Paladilhia pleurotoma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Moitessieriidae
Genus:	Paladilhia
Species:	P. pleurotoma
Binomial name
Paladilhia pleurotoma Bourguignat, 1865
Synonyms
Paladilhia pontmartiniana(Nicolas, 1891)

Paladilhia pleurotoma is a species of freshwater snail in the family Moitessieriidae. ^[2]

It is endemic to France. This snail lives in underground water bodies. It is not of immediate conservation concern but it could be threatened by water pollution and overexploitation of aquifers. ^[1]

References

1. Prié, V. (2010). "Paladilhia pleurotoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T15876A5275513. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T15876A5275513.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Paladilhia pleurotoma Bourguignat, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723843 on 2015-02-19

• Girardi H. (2009) Contribution à l'étude des Gastéropodes stygobies de France. 4- Paladilhia pleurotoma Bourguignat, 1865 (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Moitessieriidae), dans les départements du Gard et de l'Hérault. Documents Malacologiques Hors série, 3: 127–134.