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Physella zionis (Wet-rock Physa)

Synonyms: Petrophysa zionis; Physa zionis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Wet rock physa, scientific name Physella zionis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Physidae, the bladder snails. This species is endemic to two connected canyons, Zion Canyon and Orderville Canyon, along the north fork of the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, a stretch of about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) (Oliver & Bosworth 1999).
View Wikipedia Record: Physella zionis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Physella zionis

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0