Tennessee pebblesnail
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Species: | S. currierianus
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Somatogyrus currierianus (I. Lea, 1863)
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The Tennessee pebblesnail (Somatogyrus currierianus) is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
Distribution[]
This species is endemic to rivers in a small area of Alabama in the southeastern United States. It is a Critically Endangered species, and possibly extinct.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Somatogyrus currierianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T20356A9190864. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T20356A9190864.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Somatogyrus
- Endemic fauna of Alabama
- Molluscs of the United States
- Critically endangered fauna of the United States
- Gastropods described in 1863
- Hydrobiidae stubs