''Cincinnatia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
s that have an
operculum,
aquatic 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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s in the family
Hydrobiidae, the mud snails.
Species
The genus ''Cincinnatia'' is currently
monospecific, containing the single species ''Cincinnatia integra''
(Say, 1821).
;Species brought into synonymy
In 2002, 15 out of the then 16 species of ''Cincinnatia'' were transferred to the genera ''Marstonia'' and ''Floridobia'':
* ''Cincinnatia alexander''
Thompson, 2000: synonym of ''
Floridobia alexander''
(Thompson, 2000)
* ''Cincinnatia comalensis''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& Ferriss, 1906): synonym of ''
Marstonia comalensis
''Marstonia comalensis'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. It is found in south central Texas, United States.
''Marstonia comalensis'' ...
''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& Ferriss, 1906)
* ''Cincinnatia floridana''
( Frauenfeld, 1863): synonym of ''
Floridobia floridana''
( Frauenfeld, 1863)
* ''Cincinnatia fraterna''
Thompson, 1968: synonym of ''
Floridobia fraterna''
(Thompson, 1968)
* ''Cincinnatia helicogyra''
Thompson, 1968: synonym of ''
Floridobia helicogyra''
(Thompson, 1968)
* ''Cincinnatia leptospira''
Thompson, 2000: synonym of ''
Floridobia leptospira''
(Thompson, 2000)
* ''Cincinnatia mica''
Thompson, 1968: synonym of ''
Floridobia mica''
(Thompson, 1968)
* ''Cincinnatia monroensis''
( Dall, 1885): synonym of ''
Floridobia monroensis''
(Dall, 1885)
* ''Cincinnatia parva''
Thompson, 1968: synonym of ''
Floridobia parva''
(Thompson, 1968)
* ''Cincinnatia petrifons''
Thompson, 1968: synonym of ''
Floridobia petrifons''
(Thompson, 1968)
* ''Cincinnatia ponderosa''
Thompson, 1968: synonym of ''
Floridobia ponderosa''
(Thompson, 1968)
* ''Cincinnatia porteri''
Thompson, 2000: synonym of ''
Floridobia porteri''
(Thompson, 2000)
* ''Cincinnatia vanhyningi''
(Vanatta, 1934): synonym of ''
Floridobia vanhyningi''
(Vanatta, 1934)
* ''Cincinnatia wekiwae''
Thompson, 1968: synonym of ''
Floridobia wekiwae''
(Thompson, 1968)
* ''Cincinnatia winkleyi''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1912): synonym of ''
Floridobia winkleyi''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1912)
References
Hydrobiidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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