Marstonia pachyta

Marstonia pachyta
Marstonia pachyta
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Hydrobiidae
Subfamily: Nymphophilinae
Genus: Marstonia
Species: M. pachyta
Binomial name
Marstonia pachyta
F. G. Thompson, 1977
Synonyms

Pyrgulopsis pachyta (F. G. Thompson, 1977)

The armored marstonia, scientific name Marstonia pachyta, also known as Pyrgulopsis pachyta, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

This species is endemic to Alabama, the United States.[1] It is found in only two creeks, both in Limestone County.[2] Its natural habitat is rivers.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Pyrgulopsis pachyta. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 October 2011.
  2. ^ USFWS. Marstonia pachyta Five-year Review. September 2010.

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