pebblesnail

English

Etymology

From pebble +‎ snail.

Noun

pebblesnail (plural pebblesnails)

  1. Any of various freshwater snails in the families Hydrobiidae and Lithoglyphidae in superfamily Truncatelloidea.

Derived terms

  • dwarf pebblesnail (Somatogyrus nanus)
  • flat pebblesnail (Lepyrium showalteri)
  • Moapa pebblesnail (Pyrgulopsis avernalis)
  • moon pebblesnail (Somatogyrus obtusus)
  • mud pebblesnail (Somatogyrus sargenti,)
  • opaque pebblesnail (Somatogyrus tennesseensis)
  • Ouachita pebblesnail (†Somatogyrus amnicoloides)
  • ovate pebblesnail (Somatogyrus excavatus)
  • Pahranagat pebblesnail (Fluminicola merriami)
  • Panhandle pebblesnail (Somatogyrus virginicus)
  • stocky pebblesnail (Somatogyrus crassus)

References

  • Truncatelloidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Truncatelloidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:Truncatelloidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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