Corseria corsica explained

Corseria corsica is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod micromollusc in the family Moitessieriidae.^[1]

This species is endemic to the island of Corsica, a department of France. The IUCN regards C. corsica as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) as it has not been observed for 16 years.

References

• Bernasconi, R. (1994). Le genre Moitessieria Bgt, 1863 en France: Révision, inventaire et description de M. corsica n. sp. (Mollusca Gasteropoda Prosobranchia Hydrobiidae). Mémoires de Biospéologie. 21: 7-20

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Corseria corsica (Bernasconi, 1994). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744625 on 2015-02-19