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
    • Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Floridobia helicogyra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2000: e.T4870A11101350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T4870A11101350.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.


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