The ponderous siltsnail or ponderous spring snail, scientific name Floridobia ponderosa, is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Palm Spring in Florida.[2]

Ponderous siltsnail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Floridobia
Species:
F. ponderosa
Binomial name
Floridobia ponderosa
(Thompson, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Cincinnatia ponderosa Thompson, 1968

References

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  1. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Floridobia ponderosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4874A11101878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4874A11101878.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Schultheis, Alicia S.; Kellmann, Cailin R. (1 March 2013). "Cyanobacteria-Rich Diet Reduces Growth Rates of the Hyacinth Siltsnail Floridobia floridana:(Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae)". Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation. 13 (1): 1–8. doi:10.31931/fmbc.v16i1.2013.1-8.