| Gila tryonia | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Tryonia |
| Species: | T. gilae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tryonia gilae Taylor, 1987 | |
The Gila tryonia (Tryonia gilae) is a species of freshwater snail in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it is known only from Graham County.
This snail has a conical, elongated shell reaching about 3.4 millimeters in length and 3.3 in height. The shell is transparent. The animal has fleshy lips on its snout.
This snail occurs at just a few spots in springs in the Upper Gila River system near Bylas, Arizona.
References
- Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Tryonia gilae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22426A9372683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22426A9372683.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ NatureServe. 2014. Tryonia gilae. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed September 13, 2014.
- Tryonia gilae. Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Tryonia gilae | |
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