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| ==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| This species existed primarily in ] and the ]. The population of the snail began to decline in the 1970s. Researchers were unable to locate it species after 1992, and it is now presumed extinct. | This species existed primarily in ] and what is today the ]. The population of the snail began to decline in the 1970s. Researchers were unable to locate it species after 1992, and it is now presumed extinct. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Graecoanatolica macedonica | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Sorbeoconcha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Graecoanatolica |
| Species: | G. macedonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Graecoanatolica macedonica Radoman & Stanovic, 1978 | |
Graecoanatolica macedonica is an extinct species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hybrobiidae.
Distribution
This species existed primarily in Greece and what is today the Republic of Macedonia. The population of the snail began to decline in the 1970s. Researchers were unable to locate it species after 1992, and it is now presumed extinct.
References
- Ryan, S. and Griffiths, H.I. 2001. The decline and probable extinction of Graecoanatolica macedonica (Gastropoda: Orientallnidae) in Balkan Lake Dorjan. Journal of Conchology 37:261-265.
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