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Bythinella mauritanica

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA LITTORINIMORPHA HYDROBIIDAE

Scientific Name: Bythinella mauritanica
Species Authority: Letourneux & Bourguignat 1887
Taxonomic Notes: The generic position is uncertain due to lack of anatomical data. Synonymisation according to Boeters (1976).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Van Damme, D. & Ghamizi, M.
Reviewer/s: van Damme. D., Ghamizi, M., Soliman, G. & McIvor, A.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species was recorded in 1887 but it has not been found since by specialists (Haas, Boeters) during the 1970s. It is considered Extinct.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species was originally found in 1887 in Djebel Zaghouan in Tunisia in one single Roman temple where there was a bath, and it hasn't been found since.
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Tunisia
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: No information available.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Van Damme, D. & Ghamizi, M. 2010. Bythinella mauritanica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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