The angular pebblesnail,
scientific name
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''Somatogyrus biangulatus'', is a
species of very small
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
with an
operculum, an
aquatic operculate
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
Hydrobiidae family. This species is
endemic to the
United States. Its natural
habitat is
rivers.
This snail is only located in specific freshwater cave environments and has not been extensively studied.
References
Molluscs of the United States
Somatogyrus
Gastropods described in 1906
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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