Gyraulus bekaensis
| Gyraulus bekaensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Planorbinae |
| Tribe: | Planorbini |
| Genus: | Gyraulus |
| Species: | G. parvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyraulus bekaensis Glöer & Bössneck, 2007[2] | |
Gyraulus bekaensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
The specific name bekaensis is named after the Beqaa Governorate, where it occurs.[2]
Distribution
The type locality is Aammiq, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon.[2]
Habitat
In freshwater habitats.
References
- ↑ Seddon, M.B. & Van Damme, D (2013). "Gyraulus bekaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- 1 2 3 (German) Glöer P. & Bössneck U. (2007). "Zur Identität von Gyraulus piscinarum (Bourguignat, 1852) mit der Beschreibung von G. bekaensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)". Mollusca 25(2): 139-146. PDF
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