| Antrorbis breweri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Antrorbis |
| Species: | A. breweri
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| Binomial name | |
| Antrorbis breweri | |
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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.3
The specific name breweri is in honor of Dr. Stephen Brewer, the owner of Manitou Cave.3
Distribution
This species is endemic to Alabama in 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.3
Description
The shape of the shell is discoidal.3 The shell has 2.5-3.0 whorls.3
The width of the shell is 1.53-1.79 mm.3 The height of the shell is 0.80-0.98 mm.3
The length of the whole animal is 2.7-3.0 mm.3
Ecology
Antrorbis breweri lives in cool stream in Manitou Cave.3 It is threatened by habitat loss.1
References
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Antrobia breweri [sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000 e.T29626A9507148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T29626A9507148.en. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
- NatureServe. "Antrorbis breweri". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- 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.
- Hubricht L. (1940). "A subterranean snail from an artesian well". The Nautilis 54(1): 34-35.