Aphaostracon monas

The Wekiwa hydrobe or Wekiwa springs aphaostracon, scientific name Aphaostracon monas, is a species of small freshwater snail, and aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.^[2]

Aphaostracon monas
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cochliopidae
Genus:	Aphaostracon
Species:	A. monas
Binomial name
Aphaostracon monas (Pilsbry, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
Paludestrina monas Pilsbry, 1899 (original combination)

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Wekiwa Springs State Park in Florida; for which it is named.^[3] The continued existence of this species is threatened by habitat loss.