Aphaostracon monas

Aphaostracon monas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha

Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Aphaostracon
Species: A. monas
Binomial name
Aphaostracon monas
(Pilsbry, 1899)
Synonyms[1]

Paludestrina monas Pilsbry, 1899 (original combination)

The Wekiwa hydrobe or Wekiwa springs aphaostracon, scientific name Aphaostracon monas, is a species of small freshwater snail, and aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae. [1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers, and it is named after the Wekiwa springs and Wekiwa River in Florida. The continued existence of this species is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Aphaostracon monas (Pilsbry, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=729798 on 2014-11-16
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