Moitessieria locardi
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| Moitessieria locardi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Moitessieriidae |
| Genus: | Moitessieria |
| Species: | M. locardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Moitessieria locardi Bourguignat, 1863 | |
Moitessieria locardi is a species of freshwater snail in the family Moitessieriidae. It is endemic to France, where it lives in underground water bodies. It is a protected species that could be threatened by water pollution and overexploitation of aquifers.[1]