Overview
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Boulder Snail
Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Discopoda
()
- P. Fischer, 1884
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
()
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
()
- C.a. Fleming, 1822
- Family:
Pleuroceridae
()
- Genus:
Athearnia
()
- Specific name:
crassa
- (Haldeman, 1841)
- Scientific name: - Athearnia crassa (Haldeman, 1841)
- Specific name:
crassa
- (Haldeman, 1841)
- Genus:
Athearnia
(
- Family:
Pleuroceridae
(
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
(
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Athearnia
There are approximately 2 species in this genus:
A. anthonyi (Anthony's Riversnail) · A. crassa (Boulder Snail)
More Info
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- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Dillon Jr., R.T. and Ahlstedt, S.A. 1997. Verification of the specific status of the endangered Anthony's river snail, Athearnia anthonyi, using allozyme electrophoresis. The Nautilus 110(3): 97-101.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Minton, R.L. and Savarese, S.P. Jr. 2005. Consideration of genetic relationships in management decisions for the endangered Anthony's riversnail, Leptoxis crassa anthonyi (Redfield, 1854) (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae). The Nautilus 119(1): 11-14.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
Notes
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Contributors
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16234535
- IUCN ID: 11768
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGASK5140
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 175457
