''Bythinella turca'' is a
species of very small
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
, an
aquatic gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the family
Hydrobiidae. The species is endemic to
Turkey, and is currently
Critically endangered due to the clearing and "improvement" of the spring in which it lives for human recreational purposes.
References
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Bythinella
Gastropods described in 1976
Endemic fauna of Turkey