Theodoxus euxinus
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| Subgenus: | Theodoxus[1]
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| Species: | T. euxinus
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Theodoxus euxinus is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.[1][3]
Distribution[edit]
The distribution of this species includes:
The type locality is Dobrogea, Romania.
Description[edit]
The shell is shiny, smooth, with a coarse white ziczac pattern.[3] The width of the shell is 6–8 mm.[3]
Ecology[edit]
This species occurs in woodlands of the Danube Delta region, on rocks, and on sandy or muddy substrates.[3]
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference[3]
- ^ a b "Theodoxus (Theodoxus) euxinus". Fauna Europaea, last update 27 January 2011, accessed 13 April 2011.
- ^ (in German) Clessin S. (1886). "Binnenmollusken aus Rumänien". Malakozoologische Blätter (Neue Folge) 8: 49-56. [ page 55].
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Species summary for Theodoxus euxinus". AnimalBase, last modified 28 August 2010, accessed 13 April 2011.