Nanivitrea helicoides

Nanivitrea helicoides is a species of small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Nanivitrea helicoides
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N. helicoides
Binomial name
Nanivitrea helicoides
(Gundlach, 1865)

Distribution

Nanivitrea helicoides is endemic to Trinidad, Cuba and has only one known population in Cuba.[1] This species has not been found recently and may no longer exist.[1]

Description

This small snail has a maximum dimension of less than 3 mm.[1]

References

  1. Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.


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