Biology:Omphalotropis laevigata

Short description: Species of gastropod

Omphalotropis laevigata
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Assimineidae
Genus:	Omphalotropis
Species:	O. laevigata
Binomial name
Omphalotropis laevigata Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894

Omphalotropis laevigata is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam. According to The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential, the Omphalotropis laevigata is an endangered species.

References

• Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Omphalotropis laevigata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
• The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential. Threatened species of Omphalotropis laevigata.

Wikidata ☰ Q927799 entry