Biology:Panhandle pebblesnail
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Panhandle pebblesnail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neotaenioglossa |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Somatogyrus |
| Species: | S. virginicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Somatogyrus virginicus Walker, 1904
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The Panhandle pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus virginicus, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States . Its natural habitat is rivers, where it prefers areas with the fastest current.[2]
References
- ↑ Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2012). "Somatogyrus virginicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T40103A2932369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T40103A2932369.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40103/2932369. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Using Herbicides to Save Endangered Snails: Sometimes, toxic chemicals are actually a good thing". https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/using-herbicides-to-save-endangered-snails/.
- Dillon, R. T. Jr.; B.T. Watson. "Somatogyrus virginicus Walker 1904". Freshwater Gastropods of North America. http://www.fwgna.org/species/hydrobiidae/s_virginicus.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q3177320 entry
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