Biology:Knotty pebblesnail
| Knotty pebblesnail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neotaenioglossa |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Somatogyrus |
| Species: | S. constrictus
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| Somatogyrus constrictus Walker, 1904
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The knotty pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus constrictus, of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River. Although the IUCN officially categorises the species as Data Deficient, it also considers it as Possibly extinct, as it has not been recorded since the river was impounded. This latter classification is also supported by The Nature Conservancy.[2] The taxonomic validity of this species has been questioned; it may represent morphological aberrations of other, valid species.[1][3] If it is a valid species, it would be assessed as threatened.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Somatogyrus constrictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T20353A9190379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T20353A9190379.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20353/9190379. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Somatogyrus constrictus". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.118119/Somatogyrus_constrictus.
- ↑ Clark, Stephanie (2007). "Preliminary survey of the Hydrobiidae of Alabama". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120916214525/https://www.outdooralabama.com/research-mgmt/State%20Wildlife%20Grants/Pebblesnails%20Final%20Report%20wo%20App%201.pdf. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q3170783 entry
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