Cincinnatia
Encyclopedia
Cincinnatia is a genus
of very small freshwater snail
s that have an operculum
, aquatic
gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae
, the mud snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of very small freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s that have an operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, common name mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Distribution :...
, the mud snails.
Species
Species within the genus Cincinnatia include: http://csvh.org/col08/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=85602- Crystal siltsnailCrystal siltsnailThe crystal siltsnail also known as the helicoid spring snail, scientific name Cincinnatia helicogyra, is a species of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae....
, Cincinnatia helicogyra - Ichetucknee siltsnailIchetucknee siltsnailThe Ichetucknee siltsnail also known as the sand grain snail, scientific name Cincinnatia mica, is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to is endemic to the United States.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . ...
, Cincinnatia mica - Enterprise siltsnailEnterprise siltsnailThe Enterprise siltsnail, also known as the Enterprise spring snail, scientific name Cincinnatia monroensis, is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails.This species is endemic to the United States...
, Cincinnatia monroensis - Pygmy siltsnailPygmy siltsnailThe pygmy siltsnail, scientific name Cincinnatia parva, is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
, Cincinnatia parva - Ponderous siltsnailPonderous siltsnailThe ponderous siltsnail or ponderous spring snail is a species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
, Cincinnatia ponderosa - Seminole siltsnailSeminole siltsnailThe seminole siltsnail or seminole spring snail is a species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
, Cincinnatia vanhyningi - Wekiwa siltsnailWekiwa siltsnailThe wekiwa siltsnail or wekiwa spring snail is a species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
, Cincinnatia wekiwae - Cincinnatia cincinnatiensis
- Cincinnatia comalensis
- Cincinnatia floridana
- Cincinnatia fraterna
- Cincinnatia integra (Say, 1821)
- Cincinnatia peracuta
- Cincinnatia petrifons
- Cincinnatia winkleyi