Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Rissooidea Subfamily Amnicolinae Scientific name Marstoniopsis scholtzi Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Amnicolidae Genus Marstoniopsis Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Bathyomphalus contortus, Amnicolidae, Stagnicola corvus, Valvata macrostoma, Valvata cristata | ||
Marstoniopsis insubrica is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Amnicolidae.
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This is a critically endangered species.
Distribution
This species lives in some areas in Northern, Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, including:
Habitat
This tiny snail does not tolerate running water; it prefers lakes and quiet areas within large rivers and canals.
References
Marstoniopsis insubrica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA