Marstonia ozarkensis, common name the Ozark pyrg, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Hydrobiidae. This species was endemic to Missouri and Arkansas[2] in the United States and was presumed extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as of December 2018.[3]

Marstonia ozarkensis

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Marstonia
Species:
M. ozarkensis
Binomial name
Marstonia ozarkensis
(Hinkley, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pyrgulopsis ozarkensis Hinkley, 1915

This species was named after the Ozarks, a highland region of the United States.

References

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  1. ^ Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2012). "Marstonia ozarkensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T18980A1938533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T18980A1938533.en.
  2. ^ a b "Marstonia ozarkensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Ozark snail species presumed extinct following science-based surveys". Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. December 18, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-20.