Point of Rocks tryonia
Species of gastropod
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The Point of Rocks tryonia, scientific name Tryonia elata, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
| Point of Rocks tryonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Tryonia |
| Species: | T. elata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tryonia elata Hershler & Sada, 1987 | |
This species is endemic to the United States. The distribution of the species is restricted to the Point of Rocks Springs in the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and does not occur in the nearby Kings Pool.[3]
