Biology:Wekiwa siltsnail

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Wekiwa siltsnail
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Floridobia
Species:
F. wekiwae
Binomial name
Floridobia wekiwae
(Thompson, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Cincinnatia wekiwae
    F. G. Thompson 1968

The Wekiwa siltsnail or Wekiwa spring snail, scientific name Floridobia wekiwae,[2] is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the Wekiwa Springs State Park in Florida, for which it is named.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q308969 entry