Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Hydrobiidae Scientific name Paladilhia hungarica | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Truncatelloidea Genus Paladilhia Rank Species | |
Similar Pomatias rivularis, Bythinella pannonica, Theodoxus prevostianus, Drobacia banatica, Esperiana daudebartii | ||
Paladilhia hungarica is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Hungary.
The shell is approximately 2 mm long with a diameter of 1 mm, with a glass-like shine. The shell becomes white when the animal dies. The species lives only in the Mecsek mountains, in two caves and in springs with clear karst water. Little is known about it, apart from being an omnivore. Its habitat is scattered and small.
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