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Bythinella conica

Bythinella conica is a species of freshwater snail in the family Bythinellidae.

Subspecies:
  • Bythinella conica conica <small>Clessin, 1910</small>
  • Bythinella conica isolata <small>Boeters, 2006</small>

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.

(Original description in German) The shell is small and conical, terminating in a blunt apex; it is frequently encrusted with a coating of brown silt. There are five whorls that are fairly convex and separated by deep sutures. These whorls increase in size at a moderate pace, with the body whorl occupying slightly less than one-third of the total shell height.

The aperture is ovate, angled slightly toward the right, and tapers to a point at the top. The peristome (apertural margin) is sharp, not expanded, and continuous. Finally, the shell is "perforate", possessing a tiny, slit-like umbilical opening.

Taxonomy

In 2012 Boeters and Knebelsberger proposed the following taxonomic classification for B. conica based on genetic analyses:

Distribution

This species occurs in Germany and Austria.

References

  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017