Crystal siltsnail

The crystal siltsnail, also known as the helicoid spring snail, scientific name Floridobia helicogyra, is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Crystal siltsnail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Floridobia
Species:
F. helicogyra
Binomial name
Floridobia helicogyra
(Thompson, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Cincinnatia helicogyra Thompson, 1968

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References
  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Floridobia helicogyra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T4870A11101350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T4870A11101350.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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