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Theodoxus prevostianus

species of mollusc

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ998228 ↗
Source-derived summary

Theodoxus prevostianus is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

Austria

Hungary

Slovenia

Croatia - regionally extinct

Romania - regionally extinct

Description

References

Further reading

Fehér Z.; Zettler M. L.; Bozsó M.; Szabó K. (2009). "An attempt to reveal the systematic relationship between Theodoxus prevostianus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) and Theodoxus danubialis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritidae)". Mollusca. 27: 95–107.

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The public source identifies “Theodoxus prevostianus” as species of mollusc. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Theodoxus, prevostianus and species.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2009, 1828—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Theodoxus, prevostianus and species providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q998228. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2009 and 1828.

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This entry incorporates text from “Theodoxus prevostianus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.