Marstonia ozarkensis explained

Marstonia ozarkensis, common name the Ozark pyrg, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Hydrobiidae. This species was endemic to Missouri and Arkansas in the United States and was presumed extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as of December 2018.^[1]

This species was named after the Ozarks, a highland region of the United States.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ozark snail species presumed extinct following science-based surveys. December 18, 2018. Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. en-US. 2018-12-20.