Marstonia ozarkensis
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| Species: | M. ozarkensis
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| Pyrgulopsis ozarkensis , 1915
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Pyrgulopsis ozarkensis | |
Marstonia ozarkensis, common name the Ozark pyrg, was a species of very small or minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species was endemic to the United States and was presumed extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as of December 2018.[2]
This species was named after the Ozarks, a highland region of the United States.
References[]
- ^ Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2012). "Marstonia ozarkensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T18980A1938533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T18980A1938533.en.
- ^ December 18; 2018. "Ozark snail species presumed extinct following science-based surveys". Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2018-12-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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