The Gila tryonia (Tryonia gilae) is a species of freshwater snail in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it is known only from Graham County.[2]
| Gila tryonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Tryonia |
| Species: | T. gilae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tryonia gilae Taylor, 1987
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This snail has a conical, elongated shell reaching about 3.4 millimeters in length and 3.3 in height. The shell is transparent. The animal has fleshy lips on its snout.[3]
This snail occurs at just a few spots in springs in the Upper Gila River system near Bylas, Arizona.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Tryonia gilae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22426A9372683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22426A9372683.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b NatureServe. 2014. Tryonia gilae. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed September 13, 2014.
- ^ Tryonia gilae. Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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