Bliss Rapids snail

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Bliss Rapids snail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Amnicolidae
Genus: Taylorconcha
Species:
T. serpenticola
Binomial name
Taylorconcha serpenticola
Herschler, Frest, Johannes, Bowler & Thompson, 1994

The Bliss Rapids snail, scientific name Taylorconcha serpenticola, is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae.

This species is endemic to Idaho in the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is named after the Bliss Rapids on the Snake River as the river passes through the State of Idaho.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Taylorconcha serpenticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T40049A10311274. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40049A10311274.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Bliss Rapids snail (Taylorconcha serpenticola)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 20 January 2025.