Tiphobia horei

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tiphobia-horei

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Tiphobia horei
2. What is the habitat?Freshwater aquatic environments
3. Why does Tiphobia horei have an operculum?The operculum lets the snail close its shell to stay safe when water is low, when predators are around, or when water changes.
4. Who is the snail named after?It is named after Reverend Edward Coode Hore, a British clergyman who helped scientists study it.

Monotypic Genus: A genus containing only a single species.
Specific Epithet: The second part of a scientific name, denoting a specific species.
Operculum: A calcified or horny plate that closes the aperture of the shell in many gastropods.
Taxonomic Anchor: A species or genus used as a fundamental reference point for classification.