The Wekiwa hydrobe or Wekiwa springs aphaostracon, scientific name Aphaostracon monas, is a species of small freshwater snail, and aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Aphaostracon |
| Species: | A. monas
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphaostracon monas (Pilsbry, 1899)
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Distribution
editThis species is endemic to the Wekiwa Springs State Park in Florida; for which it is named.[3] The continued existence of this species is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Aphaostracon monas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T1855A8423626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T1855A8423626.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2014). Aphaostracon monas (Pilsbry, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=729798 on 2014-11-16
- ^ "Wekiwa Basin GEOPark". Audubon. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- Hershler R. & Thompson F.G. (1992) A review of the aquatic gastropod subfamily Cochliopinae (Prosobranchia: Hydrobiidae). Malacological Review suppl. 5: 1-140.