Grossuana thracica
| Grossuana thracica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Grossuana |
| Species: | G. thracica |
| Binomial name | |
| Grossuana thracica (Glöer & Georgiev, 2009) | |
Grossuana thracica is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae [1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Bulgaria, where it is found at one site only. This site is the area where water emerges from the spring in Chirpan Bunar Cave, and flows into a small pond. The total area occupied by this species of snail is approximately 2 m of the spring's flow length. The cave is situated 3 km east of the village of Bolyarino, in the Upper Thracian Lowland.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2014). Grossuana thracica Glöer & Georgiev, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731828 on 2014-11-15
- ↑ "Grossuana thracica". Iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- Glöer P. & Georgiev D. (2009) New Rissooidea from Bulgaria (Gastropoda: Rissooidea). Mollusca 27(2): 123-136. page(s): 133
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