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Cave physa

The cave physa is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. It lives only in caves.

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Cave physa
Physella spelunca,
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)2
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Physidae
Genus: Physella
Species:
P. spelunca
Binomial name
Physella spelunca
Turner & Clench, 1974

The cave physa (Physella spelunca) is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. It lives only in caves.

This species is endemic to Big Horn County, Wyoming.

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References

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Physella spelunca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T17241A6886772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17241A6886772.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. NatureServe. "Physella spelunca". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 16 March 2026.