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Tryonia
Sign in to saveTryonia is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Hydrobiidae. This genus is sometimes placed in the family Cochliopidae.
Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyCochliopidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 271
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Cochliopidae
- Collections
- LACM, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Tryonia is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Hydrobiidae. This genus is sometimes placed in the family Cochliopidae.
Snails of this genus are very small with narrow shells. Females brood young within the genital tract. Species usually live in springs. The genus is differentiated from others by the structure of the male and female reproductive systems.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tryonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.