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词条 Antrorbis breweri
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  1. Distribution

  2. Description

  3. Ecology

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Italic title}}{{Taxobox
| name = Antrorbis breweri
| image =
| status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
| status_ref = [1]
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Mollusca
| classis = Gastropoda
| ordo =
| unranked_superfamilia= clade Littorinimorpha
| superfamilia = Rissooidea
| familia = Lithoglyphidae
| subfamilia =
| genus = Antrorbis
| genus_authority = Hershler & Thompson, 1990[2]
| species = A. breweri
| binomial = Antrorbis breweri
| binomial_authority = Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990[2]
| synonyms_ref = [2]
| synonyms =
  • Horatia sp. Hubricht, 1940[3]
  • Horatia micra
  • Antrobia breweri Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990 [orth. error at 2010 IUCN Red List]

}}Antrorbis breweri, common name Manitou cavesnail, is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae.[2]Antrorbis breweri is the only species in the genus Antrorbis.[2] The generic name Antrorbis is derived from Classical Greek language word "antrum", that means a cave and from Greek language word "orbis", that means circle.[2]

The specific name breweri is in honor of Dr. Stephen Brewer, the owner of Manitou Cave.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the United States and it is known only from its type locality.[1] The type locality is Manitou Cave, Little Wills Valley, Coosa River Basin, Fort Payne, Alabama.[2]

Description

The shape of the shell is discoidal.[2] The shell has 2.5-3.0 whorls.[2]

The width of the shell is 1.53-1.79 mm.[2] The height of the shell is 0.80-0.98 mm.[2]

The length of the whole animal is 2.7-3.0 mm.[2]

Ecology

Antrorbis breweri lives in cool stream in Manitou Cave.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

1. ^Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). Antrobia breweri [sic!]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ |date=June 27, 2014 }} Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
2. ^10 11 12 13 Hershler R. & Thompson F. G. (1990). "Antrorbis breweri, a new genus and species of hydrobiid cavesnail (Gastropoda) from Coosa River Basin, northeastern Alabama". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 103(l): 197-204. PDF.
3. ^Hubricht L. (1940). "A subterranean snail from an artesian well". The Nautilis 54(1): [https://archive.org/stream/nautilus54amer#page/34/mode/2up 34-35].

External links

  • Species profile of Unnamed snail (Antrorbis breweri) at U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service webpage
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2 : Lithoglyphidae|Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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