Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Atlas Pebblesnail
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Snails and Slugs
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
()
- Family:
Ceraphronoidea
()
- Genus:
Somatogyrus
()
- Specific name:
humerosus
- Walker, 1906
- Scientific name: - Somatogyrus humerosus Walker, 1906
- Specific name:
humerosus
- Walker, 1906
- Genus:
Somatogyrus
(
- Family:
Ceraphronoidea
(
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Somatogyrus
There are approximately 43 species in this genus:
S. alcoviensis (Reverse Pebblesnail) · S. amnicoloides (Ouachita Pebblesnail) · S. aureum · S. aureus (Goldend 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. decisum · 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. integer · S. integra (Ohio Pebblesnail) · S. nanus (Dwarf Pebblesnail) · S. obtusus (Moom 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. slenchi · S. strengi (Rolling Pebblesnail) · S. subglobosus · S. substriatus (Choctaw Pebblesnail) · S. tenax (Savannah Pebblesnail) · S. tennesseensis (Opaque Pebblesnail) · S. trothis (Classification Uncertain) · S. tryoni (Coldwater Pebblesnail) · S. umbilicatus · S. virginicus (Panhandle Pebblesnail) · S. walkerianus (Gulf Coast Pebblesnail) · S. wheeleri (Channelled Pebblesnail)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- 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
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2683332
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-70564
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 70564
- IUCN ID: 20361
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGASJ2160
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10637
