Huachuca springsnail
The Huachuca springsnail scientific name Pyrgulopsis thompsoni, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
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| Species: | P. thompsoni |
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| Pyrgulopsis thompsoni Hershler, 1988 | |
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pyrgulopsis thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T18989A1939429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T18989A1939429.en.
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Pyrgulopsis thompsoni.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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