''Moitessieria'' is a
genus
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of minute
freshwater snail
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s with an
operculum,
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 ...
mollusc
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s or
micromollusc
A micromollusk is a shelled mollusk which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine mollusks, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater mollusks also r ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Moitessieriidae
Moitessieriidae is a family of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieriidae Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715909 on 2015-02-19]
''Moitessieria'' is the type genus of the family Moitessieriidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Moitessieria'' include:
* ''
Moitessieria audiberti''
Girardi, 2015
* ''
Moitessieria aurea''
Tarruella, Corbella, Prats, Guillén & Alba, 2012
* ''
Moitessieria barrinae''
Alba, Corbella, Prats, Tarruella & Guillén, 2007
* ''
Moitessieria bodoni''
Girardi, 2009
* ''
Moitessieria boetersi''
Girardi, 2015
* ''
Moitessieria bourguignati''
Coutagne, 1883
* ''
Moitessieria calloti''
Girardi, 2004
* ''
Moitessieria canfalonensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Corbella, Bros, Guillen, Prats & Cadevall, 2020
* ''
Moitessieria collellensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family (biology), family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourgu ...
''
Corbella, Alba, Tarruella, Prats & Guillén, 2006
* ''
Moitessieria dexteri''
Corbella, Guillén, Prats, Tarruella & Alba, 2012
* ''
Moitessieria fontsaintei''
Bertrand, 2001
* ''
Moitessieria foui
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Boeters, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria garrotxaensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family (biology), family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourgu ...
''
Quiñonero-Salgado & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Moitessieria guadelopensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Boeters, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria guilhemensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Callot-Girardi & Boeters, 2017
* ''
Moitessieria hedraensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Quiñonero-Salgado & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Moitessieria heideae
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Boeters & Falkner, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria juvenisanguis
''Moitessieria juvenisanguis'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France
France (), officially the Fre ...
''
Boeters & E. Gittenberger, 1980
* ''
Moitessieria lineolata
''Moitessieria lineolata'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France
France (), officially the French ...
''
(Coutagne, 1882)
* ''
Moitessieria lludrigaensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Boeters, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria locardi
''Moitessieria locardi'' is a species of freshwater snail in the family Moitessieriidae. It is endemic to France, where it lives in underground water bodies. It is a protected species that could be threatened by water pollution and overexploitati ...
''
Coutagne, 1883
* ''
Moitessieria magnanae''
Girardi, 2009
* ''
Moitessieria massoti''
Bourguignat, 1863
* ''
Moitessieria meijersae''
Boeters, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria mugae''
Corbella, Alba, Tarruella, Prats & Guillén, 2006
* ''
Moitessieria nezi
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family (biology), family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourgu ...
''
Boeters & Bertrand, 2001
* ''
Moitessieria notenboomi''
Boeters, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria olleri''
Altimira, 1960
* ''
Moitessieria ouvezensis
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Boeters & Falkner, 2009
* ''
Moitessieria pasterae''
Corbella, Alba, Tarruella, Guillén & Prats, 2009
* ''
Moitessieria pesanta''
Quiñonero-Salgado & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Moitessieria prioratensis''
Corbella, Alba, Tarruella, Guillén & Prats, 2009
* ''
Moitessieria punctata''
Alba, Tarruella, Prats, Guillén & Corbella, 2010
* ''
Moitessieria racamondi''
Callot-Girardi, 2013
* ''
Moitessieria rhodani''
Coutagne, 1883
* ''
Moitessieria ripacurtiae''
Tarruella, Corbella, Guillén, Prats & Alba, 2013
* ''
Moitessieria robresia''
Boeters, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria rolandiana''
Bourguignat, 1863
* ''
Moitessieria sanctichristophori
''Moitessieria'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Corbella, Guillén, Prats, Tarruella & Alba, 2011
* ''
Moitessieria seminiana''
Boeters, 2003
* ''
Moitessieria servaini''
(Bourguignat, 1880)
* ''
Moitessieria simoniana''
(Saint-Simon, 1848)
* ''
Moitessieria tatirocae''
Tarruella, Corbella, Prats, Guillén & Alba, 2015
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Moitessieria corsica''
'Bernasconi, 1994: synonym of ''
Corseria corsica''
(Bernasconi, 1994)
* ''Moitessieria lescherae''
Boeters, 1981: synonym of ''
Sorholia lescherae''
(Boeters, 1981)
* ''Moitessieria rayi''
(Locard, 1882): synonym of ''
Spiralix rayi
''Spiralix rayi'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France
France (), officially the French Repub ...
''
(Locard, 1882)[Prie V. (2010)]
"''Spiralix rayi''"
In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. . Downloaded on 8 February 2013.
* ''Moitessieria wienini''
Girardi, 2001: synonym of ''
Henrigirardia wienini
''Henrigirardia wienini'' is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the family Moitessieriidae endemic to caves near Aniane
Aniane (; oc, Aniana) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Populati ...
''
(Girardi, 2001)
References
* Callot-Girardi H. , 2015. - Moitessieria boetersi, nouvelle espèce cavernicole pour la malacofaune française, dans les ruisseaux souterrains d'Amiel et de Cabéou à Penne, Tarn, France. (1ère parie). Résultats d'investigation des milieux karstiques, phréatiques et cavernicoles du Sud-Ouest. (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Moitessieridae; Hydrobiidae: Islamiinae: Amnicolidae). Avenionia 1: 30-43
External links
Bourguignat J.R. (1863) ''Monographie du nouveau genre français Moitessieria.'' Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, ser. 2, 15(11): 432–445, pls 20–21.
Moitessieriidae
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