Ponderous siltsnail

Ponderous siltsnail
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Floridobia
Species:
F. ponderosa
Binomial name
Floridobia ponderosa
(Thompson, 1968)
Synonyms[3]
  • Cincinnatia ponderosa Thompson, 1968

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.[4]

References

  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. ↑ NatureServe. "Floridobia ponderosa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  3. ↑ 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.). "Floridobia ponderosa (F. G. Thompson, 1968)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  4. ↑ 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.