Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Dwarf Pebblesnail
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
()
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
()
- J.E. Gray, 1847
- Family:
Hydrobiidae
()
- Stimpson, 1865
- Genus:
Somatogyrus
()
- Gill, 1863
- Specific name:
nanus
- Walker, 1904
- Scientific name: - Somatogyrus nanus Walker, 1904
- Specific name:
nanus
- Walker, 1904
- Genus:
Somatogyrus
(
- Family:
Hydrobiidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Walker, E.M. The Crickets of Ontario Canadian
Entomologist (Canadian Ent.) 36(7):181-188, 1904.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Somatogyrus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 37 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. alcoviensis (Reverse Pebblesnail) · S. amnicoloides (Oachita Pebblesnail) · S. aureus (Golden Pebblesnail) · S. biangulatus (Angular Pebblesnail) · S. constrictus (Knotty Pebblesnail) · S. coosaensis (Coosa Pebblesnail) · S. crassilabris (Thick-Lipped Pebblesnail) · S. crassus (Stocky Pebblesnail) · S. currierianus (Tennessee Pebblesnail) · S. decipiens (Hidden Pebblesnail) · S. depressus (Sandbar Pebblesnail) · S. excavatus (Ovate Pebblesnail) · S. georgianus (Cherokee Pebblesnail) · S. hendersoni (Fluted Pebblesnail) · S. hinkleyi (Granite Pebblesnail) · S. humerosus (Atlas Pebblesnail) · S. integra (Ohio Pebblesnail) · S. nanus (Dwarf Pebblesnail) · S. obtusus (Moon Pebblesnail) · S. parvulus (Sparrow Pebblesnail) · S. pennsylvanicus (Shale Pebblesnail) · S. pilsbryanus (Tallapoosa Pebblesnail) · S. pumilus (Compact Pebblesnail) · S. pygmaeus (Pygmy Pebblesnail) · S. quadratus (Quadrate Pebblesnail) · S. rheophilas (Flint Pebblesnail) · S. rosewateri (Elk Pebblesnail) · S. sargenti (Mud Pebblesnail) · S. strengi (Rolling Pebblesnail) · S. substriatus (Choctaw Pebblesnail) · S. tenax (Savannah Pebblesnail) · S. tennesseensis (Opaque Pebblesnail) · S. trothis (Classification Uncertain) · S. tryoni (Coldwater Pebblesnail) · S. virginicus (Panhandle Pebblesnail) · S. walkerianus (Gulf Coast Pebblesnail) · S. wheeleri (Channeled Pebblesnail)
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Further Reading
- 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 125.
- A synopsis of the classification of the fresh-water Mollusca of North America, north of Mexico, and a catalogue of the more recently described species, with notes, by Bryant Walker. .. Ann Arbor, Mich., The University, 1918. url p. 144.
- Miscellaneous publications / University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology. Ann Arbor, Mich.: The University, 1916- url p. 144.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Somatogyrus nanus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 30, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2683334
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-70566
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13713972
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 70566
- IUCN ID: 242826
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGASJ2180
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10638
Footnotes
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Somatogyrus nanus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
