Bithynia pygmaea
| Bithynia pygmaea | |
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| Apertural view of the shell of Bithynia pygmaea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Bithyniidae |
| Genus: | Bithynia |
| Species: | B. pygmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Bithynia pygmaea Preston, 1908 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gabbia pygmaea Preston, 1908 | |
Bithynia pygmaea is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae. It may be threatened by damming of Mekong (both current and planned) and water pollution from industrialisation.
Distribution
The native distribution of this species includes:
The non-native distribution of this species includes the United States.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Richter K. & Simonis J. (2012). "Bithynia pygmaea". In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Kulsantiwong J., Prasopdee S., Ruangsittichai J., Ruangjirachuporn W., Boonmars T., Viyanant V., Pierossi P., Hebert P. D. N. & Tesana S. (2013). "DNA Barcode Identification of Freshwater Snails in the Family Bithyniidae from Thailand". PLoS ONE 8(11): e79144. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079144.
External links
- "Gabbia pygmaea". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- Chitramvong Y. P. (1991). "The Bithyniidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchla) of Thailand: comparative internal anatomy. Walkerana 5(14): 161-206. PDF.
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