Biology:Theodoxus prevostianus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Theodoxus prevostianus
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Theodoxus prevostianus, Bad Vöslau, Austria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Neritininae
Tribe:
Theodoxini
Genus:
Species:
T. prevostianus
Binomial name
Theodoxus prevostianus
(C. Pfeiffer, 1828)[2]
Synonyms

Nerita prevostiana C. Pfeiffer, 1828

Theodoxus prevostianus is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

  • Austria[1]
  • Hungary[1]
  • Slovenia[1]
  • Croatia - regionally extinct[1]
  • Romania - regionally extinct[1]

Description

Theodoxus prevostianus shell

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Solymos P. & Feher Z. (2011). "Theodoxus prevostianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 07 March 2015.
  2. C. Pfeiffer (1828). Naturgeschichte deutscher Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. Dritte Abtheilung. pp. I-VI [= 1-6], 1-84, Taf. I-VIII [= 1-8]. Weimar. (Landes-Industrie-Comptoir). page 49, [ Table 8], figs. 11-12.

Further reading

  • Fehér Z., Zettler M. L., Bozsó M. & Szabó K. (2009). "An attempt to reveal the systematic relationship between Theodoxus prevostianus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) and Theodoxus danubialis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritidae)". Mollusca 27: 95-107.

Wikidata ☰ Q998228 entry