''Stenothyra'' is a

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and an operculum, aquatic

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Stenothyridae Stenothyridae is a family of small freshwater snails, snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Truncatelloidea. This family has no subfamilies. Distribution There are known about 60 freshwater speci ...

.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576162 on 2014-11-07 ''Stenothyra'' is the type genus of the family Stenothyridae.

Distribution

The distribution of ''Stenothyra'' includes

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Species

Species within the genus ''Stenothyra'' include: * ''

Stenothyra acuta ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Brandt, 1974 * ''

Stenothyra annandalei ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Brandt, 1968 * ''

Stenothyra arabica ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Neubert, 1998 * ''

Stenothyra australis ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Hedley, 1901 * ''

Stenothyra basiangulata ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Mori, 1938) * ''

Stenothyra basisculpta ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Brandt, 1970 * †

Stenothyra bellardii ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

(Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1886) * ''

Stenothyra cambodiensis ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Brandt, 1971Attwood S. W., Lokman H. S. & Ong K. Y. (2005). "''Robertsiella silvicola'', a new species of triculine snail (Caenogastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) from peninsular Malaysia, intermediate host of ''Schistosoma malayensis'' (Trematoda: Digenea)". ''

Journal of Molluscan Studies The ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology.

'' 71(4): 379-391. . * '' Stenothyra confinis'' Brandt, 1974 * '' Stenothyra crooki'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra cyrtochila'' van Benthem Jutting, 1959 * '' Stenothyra deltae'' (Benson, 1837) * '' Stenothyra divalis'' (Gould, 1859)Davis G. M., Guo Y. H., Hoagland K. E., Zheng L. C., Yang H. M. & Zhou Y. F. (1986). "Anatomy of ''Stenothyra divalis'' from the People's Republic of China and Description of a New Species of ''Stenothyra'' (Prosobranchia: Rissoacea: Stenothyridae)". ''

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'' 138(2): 318-349
JSTOR
* '' Stenothyra edogawensis'' (Yokoyama, 1927) * '' Stenothyra fasciata''Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra filipino'' S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, 2022 * '' Stenothyra gelasinosa'' Golding, 2014 * '' Stenothyra glabrata'' (A. Adams, 1851) * '' Stenothyra hardouini'' de Morgan, 1885 * '' Stenothyra hokkaidonis'' Kuroda, 1962 * '' Stenothyra huaimoi'' ..., 1979 * ''

Stenothyra hunanensis ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Moellendorff, 1888 Davis G. M., Chen C.-E., Xing X.-G. & Wu C. (1988). "The Stenothyridae of China. No. 2: ''Stenothyra hunanensis''". ''

'' 140(2): 247-266
JSTOR
* ''

Stenothyra hybocystoides ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Bavay, 1895 * '' Stenothyra japonica''Kuroda, 1962 * '' Stenothyra jinghongensis'' Davis, Guo & Hoagland, 1986 * '' Stenothyra jiraponi'' Brandt, 1968 * ''

Stenothyra khongi ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' ..., 1979Hoagland K. E. & Davis G. M. (1979). "The Stenothyrid Radiation of the Mekong River 1. The ''Stenothyra mcmulleni'' Complex (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". ''

'' 131: 191-230
JSTOR
* '' Stenothyra koratensis'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra krungtepensis'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra labiata'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra maculata'' Brandt, 1974 * '' Stenothyra mandahlbarthi'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra mcmulleni'' Brandt, 1970 * ''

Stenothyra messageri ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

''Phan V. T., Ersbøll A. K., Nguyen K. V., Madsen H. & Dalsgaard A. (2010). "Farm-Level Risk Factors for Fish-Borne Zoonotic Trematode Infection in Integrated Small-Scale Fish Farms in Northern Vietnam". '' PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases'' 4(7): e742. . * '' Stenothyra microsculpta'' Brandt, 1974 * '' Stenothyra minima'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1837) * '' Stenothyra monilifera'' (Benson, 1856) * '' Stenothyra moussoni'' Martens, 1897 * '' Stenothyra nana'' Prashad, 1921 * '' Stenothyra ovalis'' Brandt, 1970 * ''

Stenothyra paludicola ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' van Benthem Jutting, 1963 * '' Stenothyra polita'' (A. Adams, 1851) * '' Stenothyra prasongi'' Brandt, 1974 * '' Stenothyra recondita'' Lindholm, 1929 * '' Stenothyra roseni'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra saccata'' van Benthem Jutting, 1963 * '' Stenothyra schlickumi'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra schuetti'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra spinosa'' Brandt, 1974 * '' Stenothyra spiralis'' Brandt, 1968 * '' Stenothyra thermaecola'' Kuroda, 1962 * ''

Stenothyra wykoffi ''Stenothyra'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Stenothyridae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Stenothyra Benson, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Stenothyra nebularum'' van Benthem Jutting, 1963: synonym of ''

'' Hedley, 1901 * ''Stenothyra quadrasi'' Möllendorff, 1895: synonym of '' Stenothyra polita'' (A. Adams, 1851) ;Nomen dubium: * ''Stenothyra frustillum'' Benson, 1856

References

* Brandt R.A.M. (1974). ''The non-marine aquatic Mollusca of Thailand.'' Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 105: i-iv, 1-423.

External links

specimens of ''Stenothyra'' in the collection
of Malacology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia {{Taxonbar, from=Q7607908 Stenothyridae Taxa named by William Henry Benson