Ouachita pebblesnail
The Ouachita pebblesnail, scientific name †Somatogyrus amnicoloides, was a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
| Ouachita pebblesnail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neotaenioglossa |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Somatogyrus |
| Species: | †S. amnicoloides |
| Binomial name | |
| †Somatogyrus amnicoloides Walker, 1915 | |
This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers, and it was named after the Ouachita River. This species is now extinct.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Somatogyrus amnicoloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T20350A9189869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T20350A9189869.en. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Somatogyrus amnicoloides". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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