| Armored Marstonia | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
 Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Marstonia |
| Species: | M. pachyta |
| Binomial name | |
| Marstonia pachyta F. G. Thompson, 1977 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrgulopsis pachyta (F. G. Thompson, 1977) | |
The armored marstonia, scientific name Marstonia pachyta, also known as Pyrgulopsis pachyta, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to Alabama, in the United States, where it is found in only two creeks, both in Limestone County. Its two locations are separated by the man-made Wheeler Lake. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Marstonia pachyta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T18981A8772042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T18981A8772042.en. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Marstonia pachyta". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- USFWS. Marstonia pachyta Five-year Review. September 2010.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Marstonia pachyta | |
| Pyrgulopsis pachyta | |
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