| Shale pebblesnail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neotaenioglossa |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Somatogyrus |
| Species: | S. pennsylvanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Somatogyrus pennsylvanicus Walker, 1904 | |
The shale pebblesnail (Somatogyrus pennsylvanicus) is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to rivers in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia in the United States.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Somatogyrus pennsylvanicus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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