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 | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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This species is endemic to the United States and is known from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming.[2]
References
- 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.
- "Physella utahensis Utah physa". NatureServe. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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