Minckleyella
Genus of freshwater snails
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Minckleyella is a monotypic genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cochliopidae. The only species is Minckleyella balnearis.[1]
| Minckleyella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Minckleyella Hershler, H.-P.Liu & Landye, 2011 |
| Species: | M. balnearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Minckleyella balnearis Hershler, H.-P.Liu & Landye, 2011 | |
This freshwater snail genus is named in honor of Wendell L. Minckley.[2]
The species is found in the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico.[1]