Avenionia brevis

Avenionia brevis is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Avenionia brevis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Avenionia
Species:
A. brevis
Binomial name
Avenionia brevis
(Draparnaud, 1805)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bythinia brevis Draparnaud, 1805
  • Cyclostoma breve Draparnaud, 1805

This species is found in eastern France. It is known from freshwater springs, and is suspected to also live in subterranean habitats. The species is protected by law in France.[1]

References
  1. Prie, V. (2010). "Avenionia brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Avenionia brevis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 31, 2013.


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