The shale pebblesnail (Somatogyrus pennsylvanicus) is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

Shale pebblesnail

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. pennsylvanicus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus pennsylvanicus
Walker, 1904

Distribution

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This species is endemic to rivers in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia in the United States.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Somatogyrus pennsylvanicus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 October 2023.