Granite pebblesnail
The Granite pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus hinkleyi, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.
| Granite pebblesnail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neotaenioglossa |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Somatogyrus |
| Species: | S. hinkleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Somatogyrus hinkleyi Walker, 1904 | |
This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habit is the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers, but it has not been collected since these rivers were impounded.[2]
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Somatogyrus hinkleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20360A9191460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20360A9191460.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Somatogyrus hinkleyi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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