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Tallapoosa pebblesnail

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Truncatelloidea

Genus
  
Somatogyrus

Higher classification
  
Somatogyrus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Hydrobiidae

Scientific name
  
Somatogyrus pilsbryanus

Rank
  
Species

The Tallapoosa pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus pilsbryanus, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. The common name of this pebblesnail refers to the Tallapoosa River, which runs through the states of Georgia and Alabama.

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Tallapoosa pebblesnail Wikipedia