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Belgrandia varica

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Belgrandia varica

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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B. varica
Binomial name
Belgrandia varica
(J. Paget, 1854)

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

This species is endemic to France.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Prie, V. (2010). "Belgrandia varica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T155668A4818436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155668A4818436.en. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ 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

  • 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.