Utah physa

The Utah physa, scientific name Physella utahensis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.[1][2] The common name refers to the state of Utah.

Utah physa

Unranked (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Physidae
Genus: Physella
Species:
P. utahensis
Binomial name
Physella utahensis
(Clench, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Physa gyrina utahensis
  • Physa utahensis

This species is endemic to the United States and is known from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming.[2]

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Physella utahensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17242A6888465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17242A6888465.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Physella utahensis Utah physa". NatureServe. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.


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