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Bythiospeum photophilum (Geyer, 1907)
1600041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1600041)
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Vitrella photophila Geyer, 1907 · unaccepted (basionym)
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(of Vitrella photophila Geyer, 1907) Geyer D. (1907). Beiträge zur Vitrellenfauna Württembergs IV. <em>Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg.</em> 63: 385-417.
page(s): 408, pl. 4, Fig. 16, 17 [details]
page(s): 408, pl. 4, Fig. 16, 17 [details]
Note Germany, Wurttemberg, in the scree springs of...
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Type locality Germany, Wurttemberg, in the scree springs of Gruibingen and Unterböhringen [details]
Distribution Only known from type locality
Taxonomic remark According to Richling et al. (2017), this is a junior synonym of Bythiospeum acicula. However, Glöer (2022: 157) accepts...
Distribution Only known from type locality [details]
Taxonomic remark According to Richling et al. (2017), this is a junior synonym of Bythiospeum acicula. However, Glöer (2022: 157) accepts...
Taxonomic remark According to Richling et al. (2017), this is a junior synonym of Bythiospeum acicula. However, Glöer (2022: 157) accepts it as a 'good' species [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bythiospeum photophilum (Geyer, 1907). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1600041 on 2025-09-11
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(of Vitrella photophila Geyer, 1907) Geyer D. (1907). Beiträge zur Vitrellenfauna Württembergs IV. <em>Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg.</em> 63: 385-417.
page(s): 408, pl. 4, Fig. 16, 17 [details]
basis of record Glöer P. (2022). The freshwater gastropods of the West Palaearctis. Identification key, Anatomy, Ecology, Distribution. II. Moitessieriidae, Bythinellidae, Stenothyridae. <em>Hetlingen: The author.</em> 370 pp.
page(s): 157, fig. 239 [details]
page(s): 408, pl. 4, Fig. 16, 17 [details]
basis of record Glöer P. (2022). The freshwater gastropods of the West Palaearctis. Identification key, Anatomy, Ecology, Distribution. II. Moitessieriidae, Bythinellidae, Stenothyridae. <em>Hetlingen: The author.</em> 370 pp.
page(s): 157, fig. 239 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Only known from type locality [details]Taxonomic remark According to Richling et al. (2017), this is a junior synonym of Bythiospeum acicula. However, Glöer (2022: 157) accepts it as a 'good' species [details]
Type locality Germany, Wurttemberg, in the scree springs of Gruibingen and Unterböhringen [details]
