Bythinella galerae
| Bythinella galerae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bythinellidae |
| Genus: | Bythinella |
| Species: | B. galerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bythinella galerae Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002[2]
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Bythinella galerae is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.
As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.[2]
Distribution
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Bythinella galerae (France)
This species is endemic to France. The type locality is a cave in Castelbouc, Sainte-Enimie, Lozère.[2]
Ecology
[edit]Bythinella galerae is probably a troglobite.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d (in French) Girardi H., Bichain J. M. & Wienin M. (2002) "Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Bythinella (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) de l’exsurgence de Castelbouc (Lozère, France)". Documents Malacologiques 3: 43-54. "HENRI GIRARDI .::. Bulletin en 13 pages". Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2009.