''Neoprososthenia'' is a
genus of
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 ...
s with
gills and 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 ...
mollusks in the family
Pomatiopsidae.
Species
The genus was established for extant species that were previously placed in the genus ''
Paraprososthenia''.
Species within the genus ''Neoprososthenia'' include:
* ''Neoprososthenia hanseni'' (Brandt, 1970)
* ''Neoprososthenia iijimai'' (Brandt, 1970)
* ''Neoprososthenia levayi'' (Bavay, 1895) - type species
* ''Neoprososthenia poirieri'' (Brandt, 1970)
References
Pomatiopsidae
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