Gabbia pygmaea

Gabbia pygmaea is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae. It may be threatened by damming of Mekong (both current and planned) and water pollution from industrialisation.

Gabbia pygmaea
Apertural view of the shell of Gabbia pygmaea
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Bithyniidae
Genus:	Gabbia
Species:	G. pygmaea
Binomial name
Gabbia pygmaea (Preston, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
Bithynia (Gabbia) pygmaea Preston, 1908 Bithynia pygmaeaPreston, 1908 Bulimus pygmaea (Preston, 1908)

Distribution

The native distribution of this species includes:

• Malaysia^[1]
• Burma^[1]
• Thailand^[1][2]

The non-native distribution of this species includes the United States.^[1]