skalointia
Skalointia is a genus of small, freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, an internal shell that covers the aperture. They are found in the family Hydrobiidae, which includes many other small freshwater snails. The genus Skalointia is native to Europe and Asia, with species ranging from the Iberian Peninsula to the Russian Far East.
The genus was first described by the German malacologist Karl Ludwig Koch in 1848. It is named
The biology of Skalointia species is not well-studied, but they are known to be herbivorous, feeding on
Skalointia is a small genus with only a few described species. The most well-known species is Skalointia