Marstonia pachyta
Appearance
(Redirected from Pyrgulopsis pachyta)
Armored Marstonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Hydrobiidae |
Genus: | Marstonia |
Species: | M. pachyta
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Binomial name | |
Marstonia pachyta F. G. Thompson, 1977
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Synonyms | |
Pyrgulopsis pachyta (F. G. Thompson, 1977) |
The armored marstonia, scientific name Marstonia pachyta, also known as Pyrgulopsis pachyta, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to Alabama, in the United States,[1] where it is found in only two creeks, both in Limestone County.[3] Its two locations are separated by the man-made Wheeler Lake.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Marstonia pachyta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T18981A8772042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T18981A8772042.en. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marstonia pachyta". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ USFWS. Marstonia pachyta Five-year Review. September 2010.
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