Nanivitrea helicoides
Species of gastropod
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Nanivitrea helicoides is a species of small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
| Nanivitrea helicoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Nanivitrea |
| Species: | N. helicoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanivitrea helicoides (Gundlach, 1865) | |
Distribution
Nanivitrea helicoides is endemic to Trinidad, Cuba and has only one known population in Cuba.[1] This species has not been found recently and may no longer exist.[1]
Description
This small snail has a maximum dimension of less than 3 mm.[1]
