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Marstonia pachyta

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Marstonia pachyta
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, in the United States,[1] where 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 October 3, 2011.
  2. ^ USFWS. Marstonia pachyta Five-year Review. September 2010.


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