Falniowskia neglectissima

Falniowskia neglectissima is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae, the snouted freshwater snails.

Falniowskia neglectissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Falniowskia
Species:
F. neglectissima
Binomial name
Falniowskia neglectissima
(Falniowski & Steffek, 1989)

Distribution

F. neglectissima occurs in Southern Poland and Ukraine.[1][2][3]

Habitat

F. neglectissima inhabits freshwater springs.[1]

Conservation status

F. neglectissima was originally assessed as Near Threatened (LR/nt) for the 1996 IUCN Red List, as it is restricted to springs in a small geographical area. However, individuals have not been found since 1988 and it is currently considered data deficient;[1] it is listed as critically endangered in the Polish Red Data Book of Animals.[2]

References
  1. Falniowski, A. (2011). "Falniowskia neglectissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T8496A12914345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T8496A12914345.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. Andrzej Wiktor. "Falniowskia neglectissima (Falniowski et Šteffek, 1989)". Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. "Taxon Details: Falniowskia neglectissima (Falniowski & Steffek 1989)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 23 July 2014.


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