Marstonia ozarkensis
| Marstonia ozarkensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Marstonia |
| Species: | M. ozarkensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis ozarkensis Hinkley, 1915 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrgulopsis ozarkensis | |
Marstonia ozarkensis, common name the Ozark pyrg, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States.
This species is named after the Ozarks, a highland region of the USA.
References
- ↑ Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2012). "Marstonia ozarkensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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