Greenbrier cavesnail
The Greenbrier cavesnail, scientific name Fontigens turritella, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States.
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| Species: | F. turritella |
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The Greenbrier River Valley (which has many caves), is in West Virginia.
References
- Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fontigens turritella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T8641A3145855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T8641A3145855.en.
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Fontigens turritella.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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