Physella wrighti
| Physella wrighti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Physidae |
| Genus: | Physella |
| Species: | P. wrighti |
| Binomial name | |
| Physella wrighti Te & Clarke, 1985 | |
Physella wrighti, common name the hotwater physa,[1] is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.
Distribution
This species lives in British Columbia, Canada, found only in the Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park[1] The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[2]
Habitat
Physella wrighti requires an aquatic environment with year-round water temperature between 23–40 °C (73–104 °F).[1] They live on substrates both above and below the water level. They prefer habitats of Chara mats, but can also be found on mats of green alga, woody debris, and stream beds.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Science Advisory Report 2009/072". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ COSEWIC. (2005). Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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