Bithynia transsilvanica
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Bithynia transsilvanica

Bithynia transsilvanica is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.

Appearance

Height of shell: 9–11 mm. Width of shell: 5–6 mm.

Distribution

Geography

Freshwater species.

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It was thought to be locally extinct in Moravia and was considered as regionally extinct in the Czech Republic (RE). There were rediscovered populations in southern Moravia near Lednice and from Nesyt pond in 2008. It was also discovered in Bohemia as a non-indigenous.

  • Slovakia
  • Germany - Recorded in Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony and Thuringia. It is considered as high endangered (Stark gefährdet ) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and in Lower Saxony.
  • Hungary
  • Freshwater species.

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    References

    1. Bithynia transsilvanica Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithynia_transsilvanica
    2. Bithynia transsilvanica on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155798/4845102

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