Cave physa
| Cave physa Physella spelunca, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Physidae |
| Genus: | Physella |
| Species: | P. spelunca |
| Binomial name | |
| Physella spelunca Turner & Clench, 1974 | |
The cave physa (Physella spelunca) is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. It lives only in caves.
This species is endemic to the United States.
See also
References
- ↑ Bogan A. E. (1996). Physella spelunca. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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