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Aphaostracon

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Aphaostracon is a genus of very small or minute freshwater snails in the family Cochliopidae that have an operculum.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Aphaostracon is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Mollusca and Wikidata.

Vinony files it under Aphaostracon, Cochliopidae and Gastropod genera.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderLittorinimorpha
  5. FamilyCochliopidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
140
With media
4
Family
Cochliopidae
Collections
USNM, UF, FMNH
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Hydrobiidae
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Category:Aphaostracon
taxon name
Aphaostracon
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • References
  • Further reading

Aphaostracon is a genus of very small or minute freshwater snails in the family Cochliopidae that have an operculum.

Aphaostracon species are endemic to restricted areas in Florida, often to a single spring or spring run.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aphaostracon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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