Utah physa

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Utah physa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Physidae
Genus: Physella
Species:
P. utahensis
Binomial name
Physella utahensis
(Clench, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Physa gyrina utahensis
  • Physa utahensis

The Utah physa, scientific name Physella utahensis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. [1] [2] The common name refers to the state of Utah.

This species is endemic to the United States and is known from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Physella utahensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T17242A6888465. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17242A6888465.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Physella utahensis Utah physa". NatureServe. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.