Bythinidae References Bythinidae gastropod family Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: gastropod/ Importance to humansFreshwater snails of the family Bythinidae sometimes become so numerous that they clog the filter systems of pumping stations. Read MoreFreshwater snails of the family Bythinidae sometimes become so numerous that they clog the filter systems of pumping stations. Read More