Bithynia majorcina is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Bithyniidae.
Description
The shell is yellowish horn-coloured, glossy, with 5.5 whorls. The suture is shallow, the aperture is oval and rounded at the top, and the umbilicus is slit-like. Shell height ranges from 7.6 to 9.5 mm, and width from 4.9 to 6.0 mm.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Glöer & Rolán in 2007. Its binomial name is Bithynia majorcina Glöer & Rolán, 2007.
Distribution and Habitat
The species is known only from the island of Majorca (Mallorca) in the Balearic Islands, Spain. It lives on calcareous bottoms of consolidated sediments with stones. The locus typicus is the Torrent Son Jordi, and it has also been recorded in the Torrent de Sóller.
Conservation Status
As of 2010, the IUCN Red List assessed Bithynia majorcina as Data Deficient, noting that it is a newly described species with limited known distribution.
