Benedictia maxima
Species of gastropod
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Benedictia maxima is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.
| Benedictia maxima | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Benedictia |
| Species: | B. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Benedictia maxima | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hydrobia maxima W. Dybowski, 1875 | |
Subspecies
Distribution
Benedictia maxima maxima lives in the southern and central parts of Lake Baikal, Siberia, in depths from 40 to 260 m.[2] The type locality for Benedictia maxima maxima is Kultuk, in southern Baikal.[2]
Benedictia maxima marisminus lives in the northern part of Lake Baikal, in depths from 20 to 220 m.[2] The type locality for Benedictia maxima marisminus is Maloe More, in northern Baikal.[2]
