Tallapoosa pebblesnail

The Tallapoosa pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus pilsbryanus, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Alabama[2] in the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. The common name of this pebblesnail refers to the Tallapoosa River, which runs through the states of Georgia and Alabama.

Tallapoosa pebblesnail

Unranked (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. pilsbryanus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus pilsbryanus
Walker, 1904

References

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  1. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Somatogyrus pilsbryanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T20364A9191951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T20364A9191951.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Somatogyrus pilsbryanus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 17 February 2023.