Dwarf pebblesnail

The dwarf pebblesnail (Somatogyrus nanus) is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

Dwarf pebblesnail

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Possibly Extinct  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. nanus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus nanus
Walker, 1904

This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River, but it has not been collected since the river was impounded.[2]

References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Somatogyrus nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T20362A9191633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T20362A9191633.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Somatogyrus nanus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 18 October 2023.


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