Bythinella galerae

Bythinella galerae
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha

Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Amnicolidae
Subfamily: Amnicolinae
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.

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

Distribution

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]

References

  1. IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 November 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (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 Malacologiques 3: 43-54.