Aphaostracon xynoelictum

The Fenney Spring hydrobe. scientific name Aphaostracon xynoelictum, is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic operculate gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.

Aphaostracon xynoelictum

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Cochliopidae
Genus:
Aphaostracon
Species:
A. xynoelictum
Binomial name
Aphaostracon xynoelictum
F.G. Thompson, 1968

Distribution

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References
  1. Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Aphaostracon xynoelictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189695A8763288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189695A8763288.en.


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