Avenionia brevis
| Avenionia brevis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Avenionia |
| Species: | A. brevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Avenionia brevis (Draparnaud, 1805) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Avenionia brevis is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[3] [4]
Description
The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 0.75 mm.
(Original description in French) The shell is very small, short, oval, and somewhat cylindrical, with a whitish, transparent coloration. The spire is composed of three whorls, the first of which is very small, while the second is proportionally very large, increasing almost suddenly in size. The suture is deep, and the aperture is oval. No umbilicus is visible, and the umbilical chink is barely perceptible.[5]
Distribution
This species is found in eastern France. It is known from freshwater springs, and is suspected to also live in subterranean habitats. The species is protected by law in France.[4]
Synonyms
- Avenionia brevis berenguieri (Bourguignat, 1882): synonym of Avenionia berenguieri (Bourguignat, 1882) (unaccepted rank)
- Avenionia brevis bourguignati (Locard, 1883): synonym of Avenionia bourguignati (Locard, 1883) (unaccepted rank)
- Avenionia brevis brevis (Draparnaud, 1805): synonym of Avenionia brevis (Draparnaud, 1805) (a junior synonym)
- Avenionia brevis roberti Boeters, 1967: synonym of Avenionia roberti Boeters, 1967 (unaccepted rank)
References
- ↑ Prié, V. (2010). "Avenionia brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T2436A9440324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T2436A9440324.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Avenionia brevis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ Avenionia brevis (Draparnaud, 1805). 19 May 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 1 2 Prié, V. (2010). "Avenionia brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T2436A9440324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T2436A9440324.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ The shell is very small, short, oval, and somewhat cylindrical, with a whitish, transparent coloration. The spire is composed of three whorls, the first of which is very small, while the second is proportionally very large, increasing almost suddenly in size. The suture is deep, and the aperture is oval. No umbilicus is visible, and the umbilical chink is barely perceptible., J.-P.-R. (1805). Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. 2 pp. Paris: Levrault & Schoell. p. 37. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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- Boeters, H. D. (1969). Avenionia brevis in Deutschland. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 2: 136-138. Frankfurt am Main
- Glöer P. (2022). The freshwater gastropods of the West Palaearctis. Identification key, Anatomy, Ecology, Distribution. III. Hydrobiidae. Hetlingen: The author. 528 pp.
External links
- Locard, A. (1893). Conchyliologie française. [I]. Les coquilles des eaux douces et saumâtres de France. Description des familles, genres et espèces. Paris: J.-B. Baillière. p. 84. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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