Tennessee pebblesnail

The Tennessee pebblesnail (Somatogyrus currierianus) is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Tennessee pebblesnail

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Somatogyrus
Species:
S. currierianus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus currierianus
(I. Lea, 1863)

Distribution

This species is endemic to rivers in a small area of Alabama in the southeastern United States. It is a Critically Endangered species, and possibly extinct.[1]

References
  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Somatogyrus currierianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2000: e.T20356A9190864. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T20356A9190864.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.


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