Bythinella reyniesii
| Bythinella reyniesii | |
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| An individual of the form compressa | |
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| Bythinella reyniesii MHNT
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bythinellidae |
| Genus: | Bythinella |
| Species: | B. reyniesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Bythinella reyniesii (Dupuy, 1851)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bythinella compressa (Frauenfeld, 1857) | |
Bythinella reyniesii is a
mollusk in the family Amnicolidae
.
Distribution
These snails live in
France. This disjunct distribution was puzzling, until it was realized that the populations assigned to several other supposedly distinct species actually seem to all belong to one species. In fact, Bythinella reyniesii is probably widespread from western Germany and nearby Belgium through central and eastern France to Andorra.[2]
Description and genetics
These are small snails, with a nearly
taxa as subspecies.[2]
Conservation status
The northeastern specimens formerly separated in Bythinella compressa were classified as Vulnerable (B1+2c), as they were known from less than ten freshwater springs which are affected by pollution.[3] Bythinella reyniesii, in the traditional sense was classified as a Species of Least Concern (meaning it is not considered globally threatened),[1] and this assessment applies to the species in the expanded sense also.
References
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