Marstonia pachyta

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Armored Marstonia
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Marstonia
Species:
M. pachyta
Binomial name
Marstonia pachyta
F. G. Thompson, 1977
Synonyms

Pyrgulopsis pachyta (F. G. Thompson, 1977)

The armored marstonia, scientific name Marstonia pachyta, also known as Pyrgulopsis pachyta, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.

This species is endemic to Alabama, in the United States, [1] where it is found in only two creeks, both in Limestone County. [3] Its two locations are separated by the man-made Wheeler Lake. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Marstonia pachyta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T18981A8772042. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T18981A8772042.en . Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Marstonia pachyta". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. USFWS. Marstonia pachyta Five-year Review. September 2010.