Scientific name Bithynia troschelii Rank Species | Subgenus Codiella | |
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Similar Bithynia, Bithynia leachii, Radix ampla, Stagnicola corvus, Bithyniidae |
Bithynia transsilvanica is species of freshwater snail, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
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Taxonomy
It was sometimes considered to be an eastern subspecies of Bithynia leachii, and then it was known as Bithynia leachii troschelii.
Specific epithet troschelii of its synonym is in honor of German zoologist Franz Hermann Troschel.
Distribution
Description
Height of shell: 9-11 mm. Width of shell: 5-6 mm.
Habitat
Freshwater species.
References
Bithynia transsilvanica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA