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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Tryonia
Species:
T. gilae
Binomial name
Tryonia gilae
Taylor, 1987

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b NatureServe. 2014. Tryonia gilae. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed September 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Tryonia gilae. Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.