Duckwater pyrg

The Duckwater pyrg, scientific name Pyrgulopsis aloba, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Duckwater pyrg
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P. aloba
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis aloba
Hershler, 1999

This species is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss. The common name of this species refers to Duckwater, Nevada.

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