Marstoniopsis insubrica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Amnicolidae |
Genus: | Marstoniopsis |
Species: | M. insubrica
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Binomial name | |
Marstoniopsis insubrica | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Paludina insubrica Küster, 1853 |
Marstoniopsis insubrica is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Amnicolidae.
This is a critically endangered species.[ citation needed]
This species lives in some areas in Northern, Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, including:
This tiny snail does not tolerate running water; it prefers lakes and quiet areas within large rivers and canals.