Gyraulus bekaensis

Gyraulus bekaensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Gyraulus bekaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Planorboidea
Family:
Planorbidae
Subfamily:
Planorbinae
Tribe:
Planorbini
Genus:
Gyraulus
Species:
G. parvus
Binomial name
Gyraulus bekaensis
Glöer & Bössneck, 2007[2]

The specific name bekaensis is named after the Beqaa Governorate, where it occurs.[2]

Distribution

The type locality is Aammiq, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon.[2]

Habitat

In freshwater habitats.

References
  1. Seddon, M.B. & Van Damme, D (2014). "Gyraulus bekaensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T164861A1075918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T164861A1075918.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. (in German) Glöer P. & Bössneck U. (2007). "Zur Identität von Gyraulus piscinarum (Bourguignat, 1852) mit der Beschreibung von G. bekaensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)". Mollusca 25(2): 139-146. PDF


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.