Marstoniopsis insubrica is a species of minute freshwater snail in the family Amnicolidae.[1] It is widespread but patchily distributed in Europe. Although not considered endangered as a species,[1] it is generally rare and locally threatened through much of its range; in Switzerland it is considered extinct.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Amnicolidae |
| Genus: | Marstoniopsis |
| Species: | M. insubrica
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| Binomial name | |
| Marstoniopsis insubrica | |
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Paludina insubrica Küster, 1853 | |
Distribution
editThis species lives in some areas in Northern, Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, including:[1][6]
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Germany – critically endangered (vom Aussterben bedroht)[7]
- Great Britain – rare
- Ireland
- Italy (northern)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Sweden
- Switzerland – extinct[5]
- Ukraine – rare[6]
Habitat
editMarstoniopsis insubrica occurs in lakes, rivers and estuaries.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Killeen, I.; Cianfanelli, S. (2022) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Marstoniopsis insubrica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T155469A221560924. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T155469A221560924.en. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Küster H. C. (1852). "Die Gattungen Paludina, Hydrocaena und Valvata. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen". Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 1(21): 1–96, Taf. 1–14. page 77. table 13, fig. 20–21 (in German).
- ^ Schmidt A. (1856). "Verzeichniss der Binnenmollusken Norddeutschlands mit kritischen Bemerkungen". Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 8: 120–169 [158] (in German).
- ^ Falniowski, Andrzej; Wilke, Thomas (2001). "The genus Marstoniopsis (Gastropoda: Rissooidea): intra- and intergeneric phylogenetic relationships". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 67 (4): 483–488. doi:10.1093/mollus/67.4.483.
- ^ a b Bundesamt für Umwelt, Bern & Schweizer Zentrum für die Kartografie der Fauna, Neuenburg (2012). Rote Liste Weichtiere (Schnecken und Muscheln). Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz, Stand 2010 (PDF).
- ^ a b Anistratenko, Vitaliy V.; Anistratenko, Olga Yu (2018). "Finding of the regionally extremely rare spring snail Marstoniopsis insubrica (Gastropoda: Amnicolidae) in the Olshanka River and its conservation status in Ukraine". Ruthenica. 28 (3): 119–124.
- ^ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003). Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 107, ISBN 3-923376-02-2.
External links
edit- Horsák, Michal; Schenková, Veronika; Páll-Gergely, Barna (2013). "Fossil records of Marstoniopsis insubrica (Küster, 1853) suggest its wide distribution in Central Europe during the Early Holocene". Malacologia. 56 (1–2): 339–342. doi:10.4002/040.056.0223.