''Minckleyella'' is a
monotypic genus of
gastropods belonging to the family
Cochliopidae. The only species is ''Minckleyella balnearis''.
This freshwater snail genus is named in honor of
Wendell L. Minckley
Wendell Lee Minckley (November 13, 1935 – June 22, 2001) was a college professor and leading expert on fish. He spent most of his career at Arizona State University. In 1963, he with Robert Rush Miller discovered and named the northern pla ...
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[Hershler R., Liu H.-P. & Landye J. J. (2011). "Two new genera and four new species of freshwater cochliopid gastropods (Rissooidea) from northeastern Mexico". '' Journal of Molluscan Studies'' 77(1): 8-23. .]
The species is found in the
Chihuahuan Desert of northern
Mexico.
References
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Gastropods
Monotypic gastropod genera
Endemic molluscs of Mexico
Fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert