Theodoxus euxinus

Theodoxus euxinus is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.^[2][3]

Theodoxus euxinus
A shell of Theodoxus euxinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	Theodoxus
Species:	T. euxinus
Binomial name
Theodoxus euxinus (Clessin, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
Neritina euxina Clessin, 1886 Theodoxus fluviatilis euxinus (Clessin, 1886) Theodoxus euxina

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes:

• Ukraine^[3]
• Romania^[3]
• Greece^[3]

The type locality is Dobrogea, Romania.

Description

The shell is shiny, smooth, with a coarse white ziczac pattern.^[3] The width of the shell is 6–8 mm.^[3]

Ecology

This species occurs in woodlands of the Danube Delta region, on rocks, and on sandy or muddy substrates.^[3]