The Cherokee pebblesnail (Somatogyrus georgianus) is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.

Cherokee pebblesnail

Possibly Extinct  (NatureServe)[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Lithoglyphidae
Genus: Somatogyrus
Species:
S. georgianus
Binomial name
Somatogyrus georgianus
Walker, 1904[2]

Distribution

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This species is endemic to the Tennessee, Cahaba and Alabama Rivers in Alabama and Chattanooga River in Georgia in the United States. Assessment of its conservation status is encumbered by the difficulty in differentiating the various species of Somatogyrus from one another.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Somatogyrus georgianus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ Vinarski, Maxim (2019). "Somatogyrus georgianus B. Walker, 1904". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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