Marine Species Traits - Bithynia pygmaea Preston, 1908

Traits name details

Bithynia pygmaea Preston, 1908

AphiaID

1259204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1259204)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Gabbia pygmaea (Preston, 1908)

Rank

Species

Parent

Bithynia Leach, 1818

Original name

Bithynia pygmaea Preston, 1908

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of marine and freshwater shells in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(1): 45-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163808
page(s): 45, fig. 3 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bithynia pygmaea Preston, 1908. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1259204 on 2025-05-28

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Bithynia pygmaea Preston, 1908. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1259204 on 2025-05-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-06-13 19:32:56Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

2022-09-26 15:19:15Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

[taxonomic tree]

original description Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of marine and freshwater shells in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(1): 45-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163808
page(s): 45, fig. 3 [details]

Definitions

To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)