Hidden pebblesnail

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Hidden pebblesnail

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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S. decipiens
Binomial name
Somatogyrus decipiens
Walker, 1909

The hidden pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus decipiens, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.[2]

This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. The common name is based on a river called the Hidden River.

References[]

  1. ^ Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Somatogyrus decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T20357A9190939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T20357A9190939.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Hidden pebblesnail (Somatogyrus decipiens)". Species Profiles. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 19 March 2013.


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