Bithynia misella

Bithynia misella
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Bithyniidae
Genus:	Bithynia
Species:	B. misella
Binomial name
*Bithynia misella* (Gredler, 1884)
Synonyms^[1]
Gabbia misella Gredler, 1884

Bithynia misella is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes:

southeastern and eastern China^[2]^[1]
Korea^[1]
Taiwan^[1]
Bến Tre Province, Vietnam^[1]

Ecology

Bithynia misella inhabits slow-moving waters such as pools, ponds and paddy fields.^[1]

Bithynia misella is the first intermediate host for:

trematode Clonorchis sinensis^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Madhyastha, A. (2012). "Bithynia misella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166248A1122143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166248A1122143.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b World Health Organization (1995). Control of Foodborne Trematode Infection. WHO Technical Report Series. 849. PDF part 1, PDF part 2. page 125.

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