Sandbar pebblesnail

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Sandbar pebblesnail
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Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. depressus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus depressus
(Tryon, 1862)
Synonyms [2]

Amnicola depressa Tryon, 1862

The Sandbar pebblesnail (Somatogyrus depressus) is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Mississippi River, Missouri River and their relative watersheds in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri in the United States. Assessment of its conservation status is encumbered by the difficulty in differentiating the various species of Somatogyrus from one another. [1]

Related Research Articles

Somatogyrus is a genus of very small freshwater and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.

The Ouachita pebblesnail, scientific name †Somatogyrus amnicoloides, was a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.

The angular pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus biangulatus, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic operculate gastropod mollusc in the Lithoglyphidae family. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is Muscle Shoals region of the Tennessee River. Although the IUCN officially categorises the species as Data Deficient, it also considers it as Possibly extinct, as it has not been recorded since the river was impounded. This latter classification is also supported by The Nature Conservancy.

The knotty pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus constrictus, of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River. Although the IUCN officially categorises the species as Data Deficient, it also considers it as Possibly extinct, as it has not been recorded since the river was impounded. This latter classification is also supported by The Nature Conservancy. The taxonomic validity of this species has been questioned; it may represent morphological aberrations of other, valid species. If it is a valid species, it would be assessed as threatened.

The Coosa pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus coosaensis, is a species of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River. Although the IUCN officially categorises the species as Critically Endangered, it also considers it as Possibly extinct, as it has not been recorded in several dozen years. This latter classification is also supported by The Nature Conservancy.

The thick-lipped pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus crassilabris, was a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species was endemic to Baxter County, Arkansas in the United States. Its natural habitat was the north fork of the White River. It is now extinct.

The stocky pebblesnail is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River. The IUCN classification is also supported by The Nature Conservancy, as it has not been recorded since the river was impounded.

The Tennessee pebblesnail is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

The hidden pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus decipiens, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.

The ovate pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus excavatus, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Lauderdale County, Alabama in the United States, and its natural habitat is the Shoal Creek area of the Tennessee River drainage.

The fluted pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus hendersoni, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River, but it has not been collected since the river was impounded.

The Granite pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus hinkleyi, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.

The atlas pebblesnail is a species of minute freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic operculate gastropod micromollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to the Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Tennessee River around Florence, Alabama, but it has not been collected recently.

The dwarf pebblesnail is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

The Moon pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus obtusus, is a species of very small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

The sparrow pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus parvulus, is a species of minute freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic operculate gastropod micromollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Tennessee in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Powell River.

The pygmy pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus pygmaeus, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River.

The channeled pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus wheeleri, was a species of very small freshwater and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Lithoglyphidae.

The golden pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus aureus, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to Alabama and Tennessee in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Tennessee River system, with the type locality being given as the Holston River.

The Cherokee pebblesnail is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

References

  1. 1 2 "Somatogyrus depressus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. Bouchet, Philippe (2016). "Somatogyrus depressus (Tryon, 1862)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 12 October 2023.