Gyraulus bekaensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. It is endemic to Lebabon.[1]

Gyraulus bekaensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Gyraulus
Species:
G. bekaensis
Binomial name
Gyraulus bekaensis
Glöer & Bössneck, 2007[2]

The specific name bekaensis is named after the Beqaa Governorate, where it occurs.[2]

Distribution

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The type locality is Aammiq, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon.[2] It is not known from anywhere else.[1]

Habitat

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Gyraulus bekaensis is a palustrine species that occurs in the Aammiq Wetland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Seddon, M.B.; Van Damme, D. (2014). "Gyraulus bekaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T164861A1075918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T164861A1075918.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Glöer P.; Bössneck U. (2007). "Zur Identität von Gyraulus piscinarum (Bourguignat, 1852) mit der Beschreibung von G. bekaensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)" (PDF). Mollusca (in German). 25 (2): 139–146.