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Ohio pebblesnail

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Ohio pebblesnail

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. integra
Binomial name
Somatogyrus integra
(Say, 1829)
Synonyms[2]
  • Melania integra Say, 1829
  • Somatogyrus integer (Say, 1829)

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

Distribution

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This species is endemic to the Ohio River and tributaries in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Somatogyrus integra". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Somatogyrus integer (Say, 1829). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1331947 on 2023-10-17