The Quitabaquito tryonia, scientific name Tryonia quitobaquitae, is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the US.

Quitabaquito tryonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Tryonia
Species:
T. quitobaquitae
Binomial name
Tryonia quitobaquitae
Hershler, 1988

The common name refers to the Quitabaquito Springs Oasis, in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona.

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Tryonia quitobaquitae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22428A9372777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22428A9372777.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.