The Panhandle pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus virginicus, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers, where it prefers areas with the fastest current.[2]

Panhandle pebblesnail

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. virginicus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus virginicus
Walker, 1904

References

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  1. ^ Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2012). "Somatogyrus virginicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T40103A2932369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T40103A2932369.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Using Herbicides to Save Endangered Snails: Sometimes, toxic chemicals are actually a good thing".