Hidden pebblesnail
Species of gastropod
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The hidden pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus decipiens, is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.
| Hidden pebblesnail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Somatogyrus |
| Species: | S. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Somatogyrus decipiens Walker, 1909 | |
This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States. Its natural habitat is the Coosa River.[2] Although the IUCN officially categorises the species as Data Deficient, it also considers it as Possibly extinct as it has not been recorded since the river was impounded.[1] This latter classification is also supported by The Nature Conservancy.[2] The common name is based on a river called the Hidden River.[citation needed]
