Antrorbis breweri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Neotaenioglossa |
Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
Genus: | Antrorbis |
Species: | A. breweri |
Binomial name | |
Antrorbis breweri Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990 [2] | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Antrorbis breweri, common name Manitou cavesnail, is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae. [2]
The specific name breweri is in honor of Dr. Stephen Brewer, the owner of Manitou Cave. [2]
This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States, and it is known only from its type locality. [1] The type locality is Manitou Cave, Little Wills Valley, Coosa River Basin, Fort Payne, Alabama. [2]
The shape of the shell is discoidal. [2] The shell has 2.5-3.0 whorls. [2]
The width of the shell is 1.53-1.79 mm. [2] The height of the shell is 0.80-0.98 mm. [2]
The length of the whole animal is 2.7-3.0 mm. [2]
Antrorbis breweri lives in cool stream in Manitou Cave. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
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