Wekiwa siltsnail

The Wekiwa siltsnail or Wekiwa spring snail, scientific name Floridobia wekiwae, is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States; it is named after the Wekiwa River in Florida.

Wekiwa siltsnail
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F. wekiwae
Binomial name
Floridobia wekiwae
(Thompson, 1968)

References

    • Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2012). "Floridobia wekiwae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T4876A3012672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T4876A3012672.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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