Theodoxus euxinus is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.[2][3]
| Theodoxus euxinus | |
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| A shell of Theodoxus euxinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Theodoxus |
| Species: | T. euxinus
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| Theodoxus euxinus | |
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Distribution
editThe distribution of this species includes:
The type locality is Dobrogea, Romania.
Description
editThe shell is shiny, smooth, with a coarse white ziczac pattern.[3] The width of the shell is 6–8 mm.[3]
Ecology
editThis species occurs in woodlands of the Danube Delta region, on rocks, and on sandy or muddy substrates.[3]
References
editThis article incorporates public domain text from the reference[3]
- ^ (in German) Clessin S. (1886). "Binnenmollusken aus Rumänien". Malakozoologische Blätter (Neue Folge) 8: 49-56. [ page 55].
- ^ "Theodoxus (Theodoxus) euxinus". Fauna Europaea, last update 27 January 2011, accessed 13 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Species summary for Theodoxus euxinus". AnimalBase, last modified 28 August 2010, accessed 13 April 2011.