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Greenbrier cavesnail
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F. turritella
Binomial name
Fontigens turritella
Hubricht, 1976

The Greenbrier cavesnail (Fontigens turritella), is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States.

The Greenbrier River Valley (which has many caves), is in West Virginia.

References

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  1. ^ Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fontigens turritella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T8641A3145855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T8641A3145855.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.