Sparrow pebblesnail

The sparrow pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus parvulus, is a species of minute freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Sparrow pebblesnail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Somatogyrus
Species:
S. parvulus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus parvulus
Tryon, 1865

References
    • Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Somatogyrus parvulus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2000: e.T20347A9189442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T20347A9189442.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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