Theodoxus euxinus
Species of gastropod
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::summary Species of gastropod ::
| image = Theodoxus euxinus 01.JPG | image_caption = A shell of Theodoxus euxinus | status = | status_ref = | taxon = Theodoxus euxinus | authority = (Clessin, 1886) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =
- Neritina euxina Clessin, 1886
- Theodoxus fluviatilis euxinus (Clessin, 1886)
- Theodoxus euxina
Theodoxus euxinus is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Distribution
The distribution of this species includes:
The type locality is Dobrogea, Romania.
Description
The shell is shiny, smooth, with a coarse white ziczac pattern. The width of the shell is 6–8 mm.
Ecology
This species occurs in woodlands of the Danube Delta region, on rocks, and on sandy or muddy substrates.
References
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References
- {{in lang. de Clessin S. (1886). "Binnenmollusken aus Rumänien". ''Malakozoologische Blätter'' (Neue Folge) '''8''': 49-56. [ page 55].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121012140954/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=429869 "''Theodoxus'' (''Theodoxus'') ''euxinus''"]. [[Fauna Europaea]], last update 27 January 2011, accessed 13 April 2011.
- [http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=2829 "Species summary for ''Theodoxus euxinus''"]. [[AnimalBase]], last modified 28 August 2010, accessed 13 April 2011.
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