Bythinella galerae
Encyclopedia
Bythinella galerae is a species
of very small freshwater snail
, an aquatic
gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae
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As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.
, Lozère
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of very small freshwater snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, an aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae
Amnicolidae
Amnicolidae is a family of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.This family is in the superfamily Rissooidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha...
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As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.
Distribution
This species is endemic to France. The type locality is a cave in Castelbouc, Sainte-EnimieSainte-Enimie
Sainte-Enimie is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.The commune contains 25 hamlets and villages, including:* Sainte-Enimie * Boisset* Castelbouc* Champerboux* Hauterives* Prades* Pougnadoires* Saint-Chély-du-Tarn...
, Lozère
Lozère
Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
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