Crystal siltsnail
| Crystal siltsnail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Floridobia |
| Species: | F. helicogyra
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| Binomial name | |
| Floridobia helicogyra (Thompson, 1968)
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The crystal siltsnail, also known as the helicoid spring snail, scientific name Floridobia helicogyra, is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to Hunter Spring, in Florida.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Floridobia helicogyra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T4870A11101350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T4870A11101350.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Schultheis, Alicia S.; Kellmann, Cailin R. (1 March 2013). "Cyanobacteria-Rich Diet Reduces Growth Rates of the Hyacinth Siltsnail Floridobia floridana:(Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae)". Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation. 13 (1): 1–8. doi:10.31931/fmbc.v16i1.2013.1-8.
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