| Gabbia pygmaea | |
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| Apertural view of the shell of Gabbia pygmaea | |
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bithyniidae |
| Genus: | Gabbia |
| Species: | G. pygmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gabbia pygmaea (Preston, 1908) | |
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Gabbia pygmaea is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae. It may be threatened by damming of Mekong (both current and planned) and water pollution from industrialisation.
Distribution
The native distribution of this species includes:
The non-native distribution of this species includes the United States.
References
- ^ Richter, K.; Simonis, J. (2012). "Bithynia pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T184828A1755436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184828A1755436.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Kulsantiwong J., Prasopdee S., Ruangsittichai J., Ruangjirachuporn W., Boonmars T., Viyanant V., Pierossi P., Hebert P. D. N. & Tesana S. (2013). "DNA Barcode Identification of Freshwater Snails in the Family Bithyniidae from Thailand". PLoS ONE 8(11): e79144. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079144.
External links
- Chitramvong Y. P. (1991). "The Bithyniidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchla) of Thailand: comparative internal anatomy. Walkerana 5(14): 161-206. PDF.
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| Bithynia pygmaea | |
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