Bythinella padiraci
| Bythinella padiraci | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Amnicolidae |
| Subfamily: | Amnicolinae |
| Genus: | Bythinella |
| Species: | B. padiraci |
| Binomial name | |
| Bythinella padiraci Locard, 1902 | |
Bythinella padiraci is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae. This snail is endemic to France, from a very little place named "Gouffre de Padirac" (Padirac give his name to the snail).
Habitat and Ecology
This is a freshwater mollusc restricted to the groundwaters of a river catchment.[2]
Range Description
This species is endemic to France, and is restricted to the Padirac River catchment, in Department Lot, in the region of Midi-Pyrenees. As such, it is found in one location with an area of occupancy of 92km2.[3]
References
- ↑ Bouchet P. 1996. Bythinella padiraci. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- ↑ "Bythinella padiraci". www.iucnredlist.org.
- ↑ "Bythinella padiraci". www.iucnredlist.org.
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