Aphaostracon xynoelictum

The Fenney Spring hydrobe. scientific name Aphaostracon xynoelictum, is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic operculate gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.

Aphaostracon xynoelictum
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A. xynoelictum
Binomial name
Aphaostracon xynoelictum
F.G. Thompson, 1968

Distribution

This species is endemic to Fenney Spring in Sumter County, Florida. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Aphaostracon xynoelictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189695A8763288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189695A8763288.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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