Marstonia ozarkensis
Marstonia ozarkensis, common name the Ozark pyrg, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species was endemic to the United States and was presumed extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as of December 2018.[2]
| Marstonia ozarkensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. ozarkensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis ozarkensis Hinkley, 1915 | |
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This species was named after the Ozarks, a highland region of the United States.
References
- Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2012). "Marstonia ozarkensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T18980A1938533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T18980A1938533.en.
- "Ozark snail species presumed extinct following science-based surveys". Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. December 18, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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