Athearnia anthonyi
| Athearnia anthonyi | |
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| Athearnia anthonyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Pleuroceridae |
| Genus: | Athearnia |
| Species: | A. anthonyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Athearnia anthonyi (Redfield, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptoxis anthonyix Redfield, 1854 [orth. error] | |
Athearnia anthonyi is a rare species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. Its common name is Anthony's riversnail. It is native to three rivers in the Tennessee River system in the United States: the main branch and the Sequatchie River and Limestone Creek.[2]
References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E. 1996. Athearnia anthonyi. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 1 October 2011.
- ↑ USFWS. Athearnia anthonyi Five-year Review. March 2011.
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