Aphaostracon asthenes
The Blue Spring aphaostracon or Blue Spring hydrobe, scientific name Aphaostracon asthenes, is a species of minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[2]
| Aphaostracon asthenes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Aphaostracon |
| Species: | A. asthenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphaostracon asthenes F. G. Thompson, 1968 | |
Distribution
This species is endemic to Blue Spring in Florida.
References
- Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Aphaostracon asthenes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1854A8403747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1854A8403747.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Bouchet, P. (2014). Aphaostracon asthenes F. G. Thompson, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=729792 on 2014-11-16
- Hershler R. & Thompson F.G. (1992) A review of the aquatic gastropod subfamily Cochliopinae (Prosobranchia: Hydrobiidae). Malacological Review suppl. 5: 1-140.
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