On the genetic diversity and protoconch variability of snails of the genus Caspiohydrobia Starobogatov, 1970 (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae)
Journal: Ruthenica Russian Malacological Journal
Year: 2024

The genus Caspiohydrobia belongs to the less-known taxa of the family Hydrobiidae. According to a conchologically-based system, developed in the 1970-1980s by Yaroslav I. Starobogatov and his co-authors, the genus includes around 30 living species. However, the most recent data based on molecular evidence indicate that most (if not all) of these morpho-species should be considered junior synonyms of a widely distributed species, Ecrobia grimmi. However, the vast majority of nominal species descr