''Benedictia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...

s with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or

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s in the

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Lithoglyphidae Lithoglyphidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. This family is in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by ...

. ''Benedictia'' is the

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of the subfamily Benedictiinae.

Distribution

The genus ''Benedictia'' is endemic to

Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the Federal subjects of Russia, federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast, I ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Benedictia'' include: * ''

Benedictia baicalensis ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Benedi ...

'' (Gerstfeldt, 1859)Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V. (published online on March 2, 2010). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories"
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Benedictia distinguenda ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Benedi ...

'' Lindholm, 1924 ** ''Benedictia distinguenda lamuana'' Sitnikova, 1987 * ''

Benedictia fragilis ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Benedi ...

'' W. Dybowski, 1875 - type species * ''

Benedictia kotyensis ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Benedi ...

'' Matiokin, Dzuban & Sitnikova, 1988 Матекин П. В., Дзубан Т. А. & Ситникова Т. Я. atiokin P. V., Dzuban T. A.& Sitnikova T. Ya. (1988). "О новом виде рода ''Benedictia'' (Gastropoda, Benedictiidae) из озера Байкал". New species of the genus ''Benedictia'' (Gastropoda, Benedictiidae) from Baikal Lake". ''Зоологический Журнал'' ''Zoologicheskij Zhurnal'' 67(1): 129-135. * ''Benedictia limnaeoides'' (Schrenck, 1867) ** ''Benedictia limnaeoides ongurensis'' Kozhov, 1936 ** ''Benedictia limnaeoides litoralis'' Kozhov, 1936 * ''

Benedictia maxima ''Benedictia maxima'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. Subspecies * ''Benedictia maxima maxima'' (W. Dybowski, 1875) * ''Benedictia maxima marisminus'' (Sitnik ...

'' (W. Dybowski, 1875) ** ''Benedictia maxima marisminus'' Sitnikova, 1987 * ''

Benedictia nana ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Bene ...

'' Beckman & Starobogatov, 1975 * ''

Benedictia pulchella ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Benedi ...

'' Sitnikova, 1987 * ''Benedictia pulchella sarmensis'' Sitnikova, 1987 * ''

Benedictia pumyla ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Benedi ...

'' (Lindholm, 1924) * ''

Benedictia shadini ''Benedictia'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Benedictia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Benedictiinae. Distribution The genus ''Benedi ...

'' Beckman & Starobogatov, 1975

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Lithoglyphidae Endemic fauna of Russia Fauna of Lake Baikal {{Caenogastropoda-stub