Nystia
Extinct genus of gastropods
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Nystia is an extinct genus of fossil freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Truncatellidae.[1][3]
| Nystia Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Truncatellidae |
| Genus: | †Nystia Tournouer, 1869[2] |
The genus Nystia was previously classified within the Stenothyridae or the Micromelaniidae.[1] It is currently classified within the Truncatellidae according to Kadolsky (1988).[1][3]
Distribution
The distribution of the genus Nystia includes France[1] and the Czech Republic.
