Nystia is an extinct genus of fossil freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Truncatellidae.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Truncatellidae |
| Genus: | †Nystia Tournouer, 1869[2] |
The genus Nystia was previously classified within the Stenothyridae or the Micromelaniidae.[1] It is currently classified within the Truncatellidae according to Kadolsky (1988).[1][3]
Distribution
editThe distribution of the genus Nystia includes France[1] and the Czech Republic.
Species
editSpecies in the genus Nystia include:
- Nystia duchasteli (Nyst, 1836) - synonym: Paludina duchasteli Nyst, 1836, type species, from Eocene of France[1]
- Nystia lenoiri[1]
- Nystia rubeschi[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Kabat, A. R.; Hershler, Robert (1993). "The Prosobranch Snail Family Hydrobiidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea): Review of Classification and Supraspecific Taxa". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (547): 1–94. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.547.
- ^ Tournouer M. R. (1869). "Description du nouveau genre Pyrgidium et de deux espèces fosilles des terrains d'eau douce du département de la Côte-d'Or". Journal de Conchyliologie 17: 86-95. 91.
- ^ a b Kadolsky D. (1988). "Mollusken aus dem Oligozän von Sieblos a.d. Wasserkuppe/Rhön". Beitrage zur Naturkunde in Osthessen, Fulda, 24: 99-129. pages 103-105.
- ^ (in Czech) PDF. image on page 57.
Further reading
edit- Klika B. (1891).
- Schlickum W. R. (1970). "Zur Gattung Nystia Tounouer". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 100(5-6): 291–293.
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