| Antrorbis breweri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Lithoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Antrorbis |
| Species: | A. breweri |
| Binomial name | |
| Antrorbis breweri | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Antrorbis breweri, common name Manitou cavesnail, is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae.[3]
The specific name breweri is in honor of Dr. Stephen Brewer, the owner of Manitou Cave.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States, and it is known only from its type locality.[1] The type locality is Manitou Cave, Little Wills Valley, Coosa River Basin, Fort Payne, Alabama.[3]
Description
The shape of the shell is discoidal.[3] The shell has 2.5-3.0 whorls.[3]
The width of the shell is 1.53-1.79 mm.[3] The height of the shell is 0.80-0.98 mm.[3]
The length of the whole animal is 2.7-3.0 mm.[3]
Ecology
Antrorbis breweri lives in cool stream in Manitou Cave.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Antrobia breweri [sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000 e.T29626A9507148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T29626A9507148.en. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
- NatureServe. "Antrorbis breweri". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- Hershler R. & Thompson F. G. (1990). "Antrorbis breweri, a new genus and species of hydrobiid cavesnail (Gastropoda) from Coosa River Basin, northeastern Alabama". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 103(l): 197-204. PDF.
- Hubricht L. (1940). "A subterranean snail from an artesian well". The Nautilis 54(1): 34-35.