Three Forks springsnail
The Three Forks springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis trivialis), is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. The common name is a reference to its endemic range at Three Forks, Arizona.
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| Subfamily: | Nymphophilinae |
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| Species: | P. trivialis |
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| Pyrgulopsis trivialis (Taylor, 1987) | |
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2012. Pyrgulopsis trivialis. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 March 2017.
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