| Gyraulus bekaensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Gyraulus |
| Species: | G. bekaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyraulus bekaensis Glöer & Bössneck, 2007 | |
Gyraulus bekaensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. It is endemic to Lebabon.
The specific name bekaensis is named after the Beqaa Governorate, where it occurs.
Distribution
The type locality is Aammiq, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. It is not known from anywhere else.
Habitat
Gyraulus bekaensis is a palustrine species that occurs in the Aammiq Wetland.
References
- ^ Seddon, M.B.; Van Damme, D. (2014). "Gyraulus bekaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T164861A1075918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T164861A1075918.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Glöer P.; Bössneck U. (2007). "Zur Identität von Gyraulus piscinarum (Bourguignat, 1852) mit der Beschreibung von G. bekaensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)" (PDF). Mollusca (in German). 25 (2): 139–146.
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| Gyraulus bekaensis | |
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