Biology:Antrorbis

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Antrorbis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Antrorbis
Hershler & Thompson, 1990[1]
Type species
Antrorbis breweri Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990

Antrorbis is a genus of minute freshwater snails with gills and opercula, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.[2][1]

The generic name is derived from Classical Greek language word "antrum", that means a cave and from Greek language word "orbis", that means circle.[1]

Species

  • Antrorbis breweri Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990[1]
  • Antrorbis tennesseensis Perez, Shoobs, Gladstone, & Niemiller, 2019

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hershler R. & Thompson F. G. (1990). "Antrorbis breweri, a new genus and species of hydrobiid cavesnail (Gastropoda) from Coosa River Basin, northeastern Alabama". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 103(l): 197-204. PDF.
  2. "Antrorbis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=566934. 

Wikidata ☰ Q27768118 entry