Lithoglyphus apertus
Lithoglyphus apertus is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae.[3]
Drawing of abapertural view of the shell of Lithoglyphus apertus
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| A shell of Lithoglyphus apertus | |
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| Subfamily: | Lithoglyphinae |
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| Species: | L. apertus |
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Paludina aperta Küster, 1852 | |
Distribution
The distribution of Lithoglyphus apertus includes rivers and sea-related areas near the northern Black Sea.[2]
The type locality is "in der Save bei Agram in Croatien", which means in the Sava River near Zagreb, Croatia.[1]
References
- (in German) Küster H. C. (1852). "Die Gattungen Paludina, Hydrocaena und Valvata". Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz: 1-56. Nurnberg, Bauer und Raspe. 45-46, plate 9, figs. 14-18.
- Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V. (published online on March 2, 2010). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories". Version 2.3.1
- "Species in genus Lithoglyphus". AnimalBase, accessed 22 May 2011.
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