Antrorbis

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

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| taxon = Antrorbis

| authority = Hershler & Thompson, 1990

| type_species = Antrorbis breweri Hershler & F. G. Thompson, 1990

| display_parents = 3

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Antrorbis is a genus of minute freshwater snails with gills and opercula, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae.{{ITIS|id=566934|taxon=Antrorbis}}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. [http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/11322/1/iz_HershlerThompson1990.pdf PDF].

The generic name is derived from Classical Greek language word "antrum", that means a cave and from Greek language word "orbis", that means circle.

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Category:Lithoglyphidae

Category:Cave snails