Henrigirardia wienini is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the family Moitessieriidae endemic to caves near Aniane, France. It is the sole species in the genus Henrigirardia. H. wienini inhabits subterranean waters in two localities in the Fontanilles cave-river,[2] and the type locality in the Herault Valley. It is listed by the IUCN (ver. 3.1) as Critically Endangered with the caveat 'possibly extinct' on IUCN criterion B1ab(iii) due to threats from ongoing water abstraction for domestic and agricultural purposes.[3] Although it is not as significant or possibly not present, agricultural and domestic pollution can be dangerous to subterranean species. Specimens grow to 1.5mm, and have a characteristic thrown-out last whorl and aperture. The tuba ends on an out turned aperture that reflexes up to 90 degrees upwards.[2][4][failed verification]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Moitessieriidae |
| Genus: | Henrigirardia Boeters & Falkner, 2003 |
| Species: | H. wienini
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| Henrigirardia wienini (Girardi, 2001)
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References
edit- ^ Prie, V. (2010). "Henrigirardia wienini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T156028A4893332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T156028A4893332.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Henrigirardia wienini". www.idscaro.net (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ Liew, Thor-Seng; Vermeulen, Jaap Jan; Marzuki, Mohammad Effendi bin; Schilthuizen, Menno (2014-03-25). "A cybertaxonomic revision of the micro-landsnail genus Plectostoma Adam (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Diplommatinidae), from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Indochina". ZooKeys (393): 1–107. Bibcode:2014ZooK..393....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.393.6717. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3974427. PMID 24715783.