Antrorbis
Antrorbis is a genus of minute freshwater snails with gills and opercula, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.[2][1]
| Antrorbis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neotaenioglossa |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Antrorbis Hershler & Thompson, 1990[1] |
| Type species | |
| Antrorbis breweri Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990 | |
The generic name is derived from Classical Greek language word "antrum", that means a cave and from Greek language word "orbis", that means circle.[1]
Species
- Antrorbis breweri Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990[1]
- Antrorbis tennesseensis Perez, Shoobs, Gladstone, & Niemiller, 2019
References
- Hershler R. & Thompson F. G. (1990). "Antrorbis breweri, a new genus and species of hydrobiid cavesnail (Gastropoda) from Coosa River Basin, northeastern Alabama". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 103(l): 197-204. PDF.
- "Antrorbis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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