| Armored Marstonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
