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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Truncatelloidea

Genus
  
Somatogyrus

Higher classification
  
Somatogyrus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Hydrobiidae

Scientific name
  
Somatogyrus tenax

Rank
  
Species

The Savannah pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus tenax, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. Somatogyrus tenax may actually be a junior synonym of Somatogyrus virginicus, although the taxonomy remains in dispute.

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Savannah pebblesnail Wikipedia