Marstoniopsis scholtzi

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Marstoniopsis scholtzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Sorbeoconcha Family: Hydrobiidae Genus: Marstoniopsis Species: M. scholtzi
Binomial name
Marstoniopsis scholtzi

Marstoniopsis scholtzi is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae, sometimes called the river snails.

This is a critically endangered species.

[edit] Distribution

This species live in some areas in northern, western, central, and eastern Europe.

• Germany - critically endangered (vom Aussterben bedroht) ^[1]

[edit] Habitat

This tiny snail does not tolerate running water. It prefers lakes and stagnant areas within large rivers.

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