Wet rock physa
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| Species: | P. zionis
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| Physella zionis Pilsbry, 1926
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The Wet rock physa, scientific name Physella zionis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Physidae, the bladder snails. This species is endemic to two connected canyons, Zion Canyon and , along the north fork of the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, a stretch of about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) (Oliver & Bosworth 1999).
References[]
- ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Physella zionis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17243A6890911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17243A6890911.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Oliver, G. V. and Bosworth, W. R. III. (1999). Rare, Imperiled, and Recently Extinct or Extirpated Mollusks of Utah: A Literature Review. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Publication Number 99-29.
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Physidae
- Molluscs of the United States
- Endemic fauna of Utah
- Taxa named by Henry Augustus Pilsbry
- Gastropods described in 1926
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