The Utah physa, scientific name Physella utahensis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.[1][2] The common name refers to the state of Utah.

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Utah physa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Physidae
Genus: Physella
Species:
P. utahensis
Binomial name
Physella utahensis
(Clench, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Physa gyrina utahensis
  • Physa utahensis
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This species is endemic to the United States and is known from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming.[2]

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