Biology:Marstonia pachyta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Armored Marstonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Marstonia pachyta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T18981A8772042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T18981A8772042.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18981/8772042. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Marstonia pachyta". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.120280/Marstonia_pachyta.
- ↑ USFWS. Marstonia pachyta Five-year Review. September 2010.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3137931 entry
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