Cave physa

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The cave physa (Physella spelunca) is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. It lives only in caves.

Phylum:Mollusca
Superorder:Hygrophila
Family:Physidae
Quick facts Cave physa Physella spelunca,, Conservation status ...
Cave physa
Physella spelunca,
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Physidae
Genus: Physella
Species:
P. spelunca
Binomial name
Physella spelunca
Turner & Clench, 1974
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This species is endemic to Big Horn County, Wyoming.

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