Moon pebblesnail

The Moon pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus obtusus, is a species of very small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Moon pebblesnail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Somatogyrus
Species:
S. obtusus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus obtusus
Walker, 1904

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.

References
  1. Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Somatogyrus obtusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T20363A9191706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T20363A9191706.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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