Utah physa

The Utah physa, scientific name Physella utahensis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.

Utah physa
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. utahensis
Binomial name
Physella utahensis
Clench, 1925

This species is endemic to the United States. The common name refers to the state of Utah.

References
  1. Bogan A. E. (1996). Physella utahensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 7 August 2007.


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