Alzoniella slovenica

Biotope 2

It is a crenobiotic species: it lives in groundwater and it can be found in water wells.

Distribution 2

Distribution of this species is western carpathian.

This species is found in the White Carpathians. It is endemic to Moravia (Czech Republic) and in Slovakia.

Its conservation status in the Czech Republic is endangered and it is "rare“ in Slovakia.

Shell description 2

The width of the shell is up to 0.6 mm (0.024 in). The height of the shell is up to 1.7 mm (0.067 in).

Alzoniella slovenica is blind.

Summary 2

Alzoniella slovenica is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae, which are sometimes known as the snouted water snails.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Michal Horsák, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alzoniella_slovenica_shell.png
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzoniella_slovenica

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