| Stenophysa marmorata | |
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| Two views of a live individual of Stenophysa marmorata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Physidae |
| Genus: | Stenophysa |
| Species: | S. marmorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenophysa marmorata (Guilding, 1828)
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Stenophysa marmorata, also known as marbled aplexa,2 is a species of small, air-breathing freshwater snail of the family Physidae.3
Distribution
This species occurs in the Lesser Antilles on Dominica.4 and St. Vincent
References
References
- NatureServe. "Stenophysa marmorata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- "Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Marbled Aplexa (Stenophysa marmorata) - Uncertain Risk | FWS.gov". www.fws.gov. May 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Stenophysa marmorata (Guilding, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253849 on 2022-01-14
- Reeves W. K., Dillon Jr. R. T. & Dasch G. A. (2008). "Freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Commonwealth of Dominica with a discussion of their roles in the transmission of parasites". American Malacological Bulletin 24: 59-63. doi:10.4003/0740-2783-24.1.59. PDF Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- Robart, G., Mandahl-Barth, G. & Ripert, C. (1977). Inventaire, repartition geographique et ecologie des mollusques dulcaquicoles d'Haiti (Caraibes). Haliotis. 8: 159-171.
External links
External links
- Guilding, I. (1828). Observations on the zoology of the Caribbean Islands. The Zoological Journal. 3: 527-544
- Sowerby, G. B. I. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 numbers. Vol. 1, pls 1-126
- Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873-1874). Monograph of the genus Physa. In: Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 19, pls 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London.
- Villa, A. & Villa, J. B. (1841). Dispositio systematica conchyliarum terrestrium et fluviatilium quae adservantur in collectione fratrum Ant. et Jo. Bapt. Villa. Conspectu abnormitatum novarumque specierum descriptionibus adjectis. 62 pp. (+ 2 pp. Resumptus numeralis specierum + Errata).
- aylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263).
- Paraense, W. L. (1986). Physa Marmorata Guilding, 1828 (Pulmonata: Physidae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 81(4): 459-469
- Appleton C. C. & Dana P. (2005). "Re-examination of Physa mosambiquensis Clessin, 1886 and its relationship with other Aplexinae (Pulmonata: Physidae) reported from Africa". African Invertebrates 46: 71–83. abstract