Bithynia misella
Species of gastropod
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Bithynia misella is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
| Bithynia misella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bithyniidae |
| Genus: | Bithynia |
| Species: | B. misella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bithynia misella (Gredler, 1884) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gabbia misella Gredler, 1884 | |
Distribution
Ecology
Bithynia misella inhabits slow-moving waters such as pools, ponds and paddy fields.[1]
Bithynia misella is the first intermediate host for:
- trematode Clonorchis sinensis[2]
