Tryonia imitator, also known as the California brackish water snail and the mimic tryonia, is a species of very small brackish water snail that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.
| Tryonia imitator | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Tryonia |
| Species: | T. imitator |
| Binomial name | |
| Tryonia imitator Pilsbry, 1899 | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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This species is endemic to the United States.
References
edit- ↑ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Tryonia imitator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T22418A9372267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22418A9372267.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Tryonia imitator". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Tryonia imitator (Pilsbry, 1899)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2026.