Marstonia agarhecta

Marstonia agarhecta, common name Ocmulgee marstonia, is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Marstonia agarhecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Subfamily:
Nymphophilinae
Genus:
Marstonia
Species:
M. agarhecta
Binomial name
Marstonia agarhecta
(F. G. Thompson, 1969)
Synonyms

Pyrgulopsis agarhecta F. G. Thompson, 1969

This species is endemic to Georgia, the United States.[1] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Marstonia agarhecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T18958A8750826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T18958A8750826.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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