Stocky pebblesnail
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The stocky pebblesnail (Somatogyrus crassus) is a species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae
family. It is endemic to the United States
. Its natural habitat
is river
s.
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 :...
family. It is endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s.
Source
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Somatogyrus crassus.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.