Bythinella bouloti

Bythinella bouloti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bythinellidae
Genus: Bythinella
Species:
B. bouloti
Binomial name
Bythinella bouloti
Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002[1]
Synonyms
  • Bythinella (Bythinella) bouloti H. Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002 alternative representation
  • Bythinella (Thibynella) bouloti H. Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002 superseded combination
  • Bythinella (Thibynella) galerae H. Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002
  • Bythinella galerae H. Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002 junior subjective synonym

Bythinella bouloti is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bythinellidae.[2]

As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.[1]

Distribution

Bythinella bouloti (France)

This species is endemic to France. The type locality is a cave in Castelbouc, Sainte-Enimie, Lozère.[1]

Ecology

Bythinella bouloti is probably a troglobite.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in French) Girardi H., Bichain J. M. & Wienin M. (2002) "Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Bythinella (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) de l’exsurgence de Castelbouc (Lozère, France)". Documents Malacologiques 3: 43-54. "HENRI GIRARDI .::. Bulletin en 13 pages". Retrieved 8 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ Bythinella boulotiH. Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002. 10 February 2026). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Girardi, H.; Bichain, J.M. & Wienin, M. (2002). Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Bythinelles des exsurgences de Castelbouc et de Montbrun (France, Lozère). Documents Malacologiques. 3: 43-54. Boussenac.