Compact pebblesnail

The compact pebblesnail (Somatogyrus pumilus) is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

Compact pebblesnail

Unranked (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. pumilus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus pumilus
(Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
  • Amnicola pumilus Conrad, 1834
  • Anculotus pumilus Conrad, 1834

Distribution

This species is endemic to rivers in Alabama in the United States.[1]

References
  1. "Somatogyrus pumilus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Somatogyrus pumilus (Conrad, 1834). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1117197 on 2023-10-19
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