Bythinella bouloti
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Bythinella bouloti Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002[2]
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Bythinella bouloti 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
This species is endemic to France. The type locality is a cave in Castelbouc, Sainte-Enimie, Lozère.[2]
Ecology
Bythinella bouloti is probably a troglobite.[2]
References
- ^ 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
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