Tallapoosa pebblesnail
Tallapoosa pebblesnail | |
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Phylum: | Mollusca
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Class: | Gastropoda
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Species: | S. pilsbryanus
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Somatogyrus pilsbryanus Walker, 1904
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The Tallapoosa pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus pilsbryanus, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to 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.
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Endemic fauna of Alabama
- Molluscs of the United States
- Somatogyrus
- Freshwater snails
- Gastropods described in 1904
- Hydrobiidae stubs