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Avenionia brevis
Avenionia brevis is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
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Description
The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 0.75 mm. (Original description in French) The shell is very small, short, oval, and somewhat cylindrical, with a whitish, transparent coloration. The spire is composed of three whorls, the first of which is very small, while the second is proportionally very large, increasing almost suddenly in size. The suture is deep, and the aperture is oval. No umbilicus is visible, and the umbilical chink is barely perceptible.
Range & habitat
This species is found in eastern France. It is known from freshwater springs, and is suspected to also live in subterranean habitats. The species is protected by law in France.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 94993.