Aphaostracon monas

Aphaostracon monas
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cochliopidae
Genus:	Aphaostracon
Species:	A. monas
Binomial name
Aphaostracon monas (Pilsbry, 1899)
Synonyms [2]
Paludestrina monas Pilsbry, 1899 (original combination)

The Wekiwa hydrobe or Wekiwa springs aphaostracon, scientific name Aphaostracon monas, is a species of small freshwater snail, and aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Wekiwa Springs State Park in Florida; for which it is named. ^[3] The continued existence of this species is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Aphaostracon monas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000 e.T1855A8423626. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T1855A8423626.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Aphaostracon monas (Pilsbry, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=729798 on 2014-11-16
3. "Wekiwa Basin GEOPark". Audubon. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

• Hershler R. & Thompson F.G. (1992) A review of the aquatic gastropod subfamily Cochliopinae (Prosobranchia: Hydrobiidae). Malacological Review suppl. 5: 1-140.