Stenophysa marmorata
species of mollusc
Stenophysa marmorata, also known as marbled aplexa, is a species of small, air-breathing freshwater snail of the family Physidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Lesser Antilles on Dominica. and St. Vincent
References
Robart, G., Mandahl-Barth, G. & Ripert, C. (1977). Inventaire, repartition geographique et ecologie des mollusques dulcaquicoles d'Haiti (Caraibes). Haliotis. 8: 159-171.
External links
Guilding, I. (1828). Observations on the zoology of the Caribbean Islands. The Zoological Journal.
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