Theodoxus danubialis

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Theodoxus danubialis
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Shells of Theodoxus danubialis from Lombardy, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Theodoxus
Species:
T. danubialis
Binomial name
Theodoxus danubialis
(Pfeiffer, 1828) [1]

Theodoxus danubialis is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. The species is considered as endangered in Germany, Austria and in the Czech Republic.

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Two shells of Theodoxus danubialis from Germany Theodoxus danubialis.jpg
Two shells of Theodoxus danubialis from Germany

Etymology

The Latin name Theodoxus danubialis means "God's gift to the Danube" or "The praise of God in the Danube".

Subspecies

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Description

Shells of Theodoxus danubialis can reach a diameter of 9–13 millimetres (0.35–0.51 in). These shells are quite flattened, with 3-3.5 whorls. The surface has a characteristic dark brown zigzag drawing on a light background. The width of the zigzag lines is variable. The mouth is round to slightly elliptical. The operculum is pale yellow. The edge is brown and slightly thickened. The body of the snail is bright with a wide base. The antennae are long and pointed.

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Distribution

The distribution of this species is Mediterranean and Pontic. [4] It occurs in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic (in Moravia it is critically endangered), [5] [6] Germany (in Bavaria only and it is critically endangered), [7] Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, [6] Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro. [2] [8] [9]

Habitat

This species needs clean, oxygen-rich rivers. These snails live on hard benthic substrates, [3] typically rocks or stony ground and feed mainly on diatoms.

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References

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