Species: Amnicola sp. 2
Washington Duskysnail
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Shell reaches a height of 5.0mm, is ovate-conic, has well rounded whorls (4-5 in adult), and a small umbilicus (Frest and Johannes, 1995).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neotaenioglossa
Family
Hydrobiidae
Genus
Amnicola
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Freshwater Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Hydrobiidae - Amnicola - .
Ecology and Life History
Shell reaches a height of 5.0mm, is ovate-conic, has well rounded whorls (4-5 in adult), and a small umbilicus (Frest and Johannes, 1995).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Short General Description
A freshwater snail
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
In addition to being a detritivore the species also grazes along the stems and leaves of aquatic plants eating small organisms clinging to this material (Frest and Johannes, 1995).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G1
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-06-10
Global Status Last Changed
1996-06-10
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Currently known from only three lake sites: two in north western WA and one in north west Montana (Frest and Johannes, 1995 and K. Jurist pers. comm., 1995).