Athearnia anthonyi

Athearnia anthonyi
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]

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]

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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