Granite pebblesnail

The Granite pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus hinkleyi, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.

Granite pebblesnail
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S. hinkleyi
Binomial name
Somatogyrus hinkleyi
Walker, 1904

This species is endemic to the United States. The Granite River is found in Minnesota.

References

    • Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Somatogyrus hinkleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved 21 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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