Bithynia pygmaea

Bithynia pygmaea
	Apertural view of the shell of Bithynia pygmaea
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Bithyniidae
Genus:	Bithynia
Species:	B. pygmaea
Binomial name
	Bithynia pygmaea; Preston, 1908
Synonyms
	Gabbia pygmaea Preston, 1908

Bithynia pygmaea is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae. It may be threatened by damming of Mekong (both current and planned) and water pollution from industrialisation.

Distribution

The native distribution of this species includes:

The non-native distribution of this species includes the United States.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Richter, K.; Simonis, J. (2012). "Bithynia pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T184828A1755436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184828A1755436.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Kulsantiwong J., Prasopdee S., Ruangsittichai J., Ruangjirachuporn W., Boonmars T., Viyanant V., Pierossi P., Hebert P. D. N. & Tesana S. (2013). "DNA Barcode Identification of Freshwater Snails in the Family Bithyniidae from Thailand". PLoS ONE 8(11): e79144. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079144.

Chitramvong Y. P. (1991). "The Bithyniidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchla) of Thailand: comparative internal anatomy. Walkerana 5(14): 161-206. PDF.Error: "Q16842527" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.

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