Theodoxus prevostianus

Species of gastropod

Theodoxus prevostianus is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

• Austria^[1]
• Hungary^[1]
• Slovenia^[1]
• Croatia - regionally extinct^[1]
• Romania - regionally extinct^[1]

Description

Theodoxus prevostianus shell

References

1. Solymos P. & Feher Z. (2011). "Theodoxus prevostianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 07 March 2015.
2. C. Pfeiffer (1828). Naturgeschichte deutscher Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. Dritte Abtheilung. pp. I-VI [= 1-6], 1-84, Taf. I-VIII [= 1-8]. Weimar. (Landes-Industrie-Comptoir). page 49, [ Table 8], figs. 11-12.

Further reading

• Fehér Z., Zettler M. L., Bozsó M. & Szabó K. (2009). "An attempt to reveal the systematic relationship between Theodoxus prevostianus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) and Theodoxus danubialis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritidae)". Mollusca 27: 95-107.