The Diamond Y springsnail,

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 ...

''Tryonia adamantina'', is a species of 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 ...

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. The species is endemic to the United States. The common name is a reference to the Diamond Y Spring which is on the Diamond Y Spring Preserve in West Texas, a cienaga syste

References

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2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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About the Diamond Y Spring Preserve
Endemic fauna of the United States Molluscs of the United States Tryonia Gastropods described in 1987 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Hydrobiidae-stub