Gabbiella
Encyclopedia
Gabbiella is a genus
of small freshwater snail
s with an operculum
, aquatic
prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Bithyniidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s with an operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Bithyniidae
Bithyniidae
Bithyniidae is a family of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Their minute shell is often colored. They are characterized by a calcareous operculum, a lobe on the upper surface of the neck. The ctenidium, the respiratory gill-comb, is...
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Species
Species in the genus Gabbiella include:- Gabbiella balovalensisGabbiella balovalensisGabbiella balovalensis is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Bithyniidae.This species is found in Malawi and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes....
- Gabbiella humerosaGabbiella humerosaGabbiella humerosa is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Bithyniidae.This species is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes....
- Gabbiella roseaGabbiella roseaGabbiella rosea is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Bithyniidae.This species is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes....
- Gabbiella stanleyiGabbiella stanleyiGabbiella stanleyi is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Bithyniidae.The specific name stanleyi is in honor of explorer Henry Morton Stanley....