Biology:Nanivitrea helicoides

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Nanivitrea helicoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Nanivitrea
Species:
N. helicoides
Binomial name
Nanivitrea helicoides
(Gundlach, 1865)

Nanivitrea helicoides is a species of small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Distribution

Nanivitrea helicoides is endemic to Trinidad, Cuba and has only one known population in Cuba.[1] This species has not been found recently and may no longer exist.[1]

Description

This small snail has a maximum dimension of less than 3 mm.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.

Wikidata ☰ Q6963625 entry



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