Wattebledia
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| Genus: | Wattebledia |
Wattebledia is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Bithyniidae.
The generic name Wattebledia is in honor of French malacologist Gustave-Éduard Joseph Wattebled (1844-1886).
Distribution
[edit]The native distribution of this species includes Thailand (3 species).[2]
Species
[edit]Species in the genus Wattebledia include:
- Wattebledia baschi (Brandt, 1968)[2]
- Wattebledia crosseana (Wattebled, 1886)[2]
- Wattebledia siamensis (Moellendorff, 1902)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Crosse H. (1886). J. Conchyliol. 34: 79.
- ^ a b c d 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.
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