Mercuria similis

Mercuria similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Mercuria
Species: M. similis
Binomial name
Mercuria similis
(Draparnaud, 1805)

Mercuria similis is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Description

The shell is short-conical and 3.90–4.50 mm high (Vic-la-Gardiole, Hérault) , with a large oval aperture.The penis is long and slim, acute at its distal end, the penial appendix is broad and shorter than the penis which lies on the appendix.

Geographic distribution

This species is native to France, Italy, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cianfanelli, S., Prie, V., Bodon, M., Giusti, F. & Manganelli, G. (2010). "Mercuria similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 August 2014.


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