Athearnia anthonyi

Athearnia anthonyi is a rare species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. Its common name is Anthony's riversnail. It is native to three rivers in the Tennessee River system in the United States: the main branch and the Sequatchie River and Limestone Creek.[2]

Athearnia anthonyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Athearnia
Species:
A. anthonyi
Binomial name
Athearnia anthonyi
(Redfield, 1854)
Synonyms

Leptoxis anthonyix Redfield, 1854 [orth. error]

References
  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Athearnia anthonyi. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 1 October 2011.
  2. USFWS. Athearnia anthonyi Five-year Review. March 2011.


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