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Mercuria letourneuxiana (Bourguignat)

Letourneux’s Mercuria Snail (Mercuria letourneuxiana)

Letourneux’s Mercuria Snail was described in 1862, it is, or probably was restricted to thermal springs around the region of Annaba in the northeastern corner of Algeria.

The shells of this species reach sizes of about 0,22 to 0,26 cm in length. [1]

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A somewhat aberrant form was described as a distinct species, Bythinia desertorum Bourguignat. [1]

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Letourneux’s Mercuria Snail is now probably extinct.

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References:

[1] Peter Glöer; Slimane Bouzid; Hans D. Boeters: Revision of the genera Pseudamnicola Paulucci 1878 and Mercuria Boeters 1971 from Algeria with particular emphasis on museum collections. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 139(1): 1-22. 2010

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edited: 05.05.2019