Minckleyella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cochliopidae |
Genus: | Minckleyella Hershler, H.-P.Liu & Landye, 2011 |
Species: | M. balnearis |
Binomial name | |
Minckleyella balnearis Hershler, H.-P.Liu & Landye, 2011 | |
Minckleyella is a monotypic genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cochliopidae. The only species is Minckleyella balnearis. [1]
This freshwater snail genus is named in honor of Wendell L. Minckley. [2]
The species is found in the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico. [1]
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Wendell Lee Minckley was a college professor and leading expert on fish. He spent most of his career at Arizona State University.
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