Moitessieria locardi

Moitessieria locardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Moitessieriidae
Genus: Moitessieria
Species: M. locardi
Binomial name
Moitessieria locardi
Bourguignat, 1863

Moitessieria locardi is a species of freshwater snail in the family Moitessieriidae. It is endemic to France, where it lives in underground water bodies. It is a protected species that could be threatened by water pollution and overexploitation of aquifers.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Prie, V. 2010. Moitessieria locardi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 28 August 2014.
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