Gila tryonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Tryonia
Species:
T. gilae
Binomial name
Tryonia gilae
Taylor, 1987

The Gila tryonia (Tryonia gilae) is a species of freshwater snail in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it is known only from Graham County.[2]

This snail has a conical, elongated shell reaching about 3.4 millimeters in length and 3.3 in height. The shell is transparent. The animal has fleshy lips on its snout.[3]

This snail occurs at just a few spots in springs in the Upper Gila River system near Bylas, Arizona.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Tryonia gilae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22426A9372683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22426A9372683.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 NatureServe. 2014. Tryonia gilae. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed September 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Tryonia gilae. Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.


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