The crystal siltsnail, also known as the helicoid spring snail,
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 ...
''Floridobia helicogyra'', is a
species of small
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
snail with a
gill and an
operculum, an
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 ...
mollusk in the family
Hydrobiidae.
This species is
endemic to the
United States. Its natural
habitat is
rivers. It is threatened by
habitat loss.
References
Molluscs of the United States
Floridobia
Hydrobiidae
Gastropods described in 1968
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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