Littoridina gaudichaudii

†Littoridina gaudichaudii is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Littoridina gaudichaudii
Anatomy of the anterior end of the soft parts of an individual of Littoridina gaudichaudii. "Pen" marks the penis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Littoridina
Species:
† L. gaudichaudii
Binomial name
Littoridina gaudichaudii

This species was endemic to Ecuador. It is now extinct.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (1996). Littoridina gaudichaudii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. (in French) Souleyet L. F. A. (1852). Voyage autour du Monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite, zoologie, II. page 565, plate 31, figure 31-33.

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