Belgrandia varica
| Belgrandia varica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Belgrandia |
| Species: | B. varica
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| Binomial name | |
| Belgrandia varica (Paget, 1854)
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Belgrandia varica is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
Belgrandia varica was previously considered to be extinct,[2] however it has been classified as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by IUCN because it might still be present in a small spring that has been overlooked during previous surveys.
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to France.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prie, V. (2010). "Belgrandia varica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155668A4818436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155668A4818436.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.
Further reading
[edit]- Falkner G., Ripken T. E. J. & Falkner M. (2002). Mollusques Continentaux de la France: Liste de Reference Annotee et Bibliographie. Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris.
External links
[edit]- "Belgrandia varica (J. Paget, 1854)". National inventory of natural heritage. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.
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