Falniowskia neglectissima explained

Falniowskia neglectissima is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae, the snouted freshwater snails.

Distribution

F. neglectissima occurs in Southern Poland and Ukraine.^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

F. neglectissima inhabits freshwater springs.

Conservation status

F. neglectissima was originally assessed as Near Threatened (LR/nt) for the 1996 IUCN Red List, as it is restricted to springs in a small geographical area. However, individuals have not been found since 1988 and it is currently considered data deficient; it is listed as critically endangered in the Polish Red Data Book of Animals.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Falniowskia neglectissima (Falniowski et Šteffek, 1989) . Andrzej Wiktor . Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223257/http://www.iop.krakow.pl/pckz/opis.asp?id=248&je=en . 2007-09-27 .
2. Web site: Taxon Details: Falniowskia neglectissima (Falniowski & Steffek 1989). https://web.archive.org/web/20140727134846/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=427170. dead. 27 July 2014. Fauna Europaea. 23 July 2014.