Mexipyrgus carranzae

Mexipyrgus carranzae is a species of very small freshwater snail,[2] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[2][3]

Mexipyrgus carranzae
A series of shells of Mexipyrgus carranzae, showing variation in size, shell sculpture, and color
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Truncatelloidea
Family:	Cochliopidae
Genus:	Mexipyrgus
Species:	M. carranzae
Binomial name
Mexipyrgus carranzae Taylor, 1966
Synonyms
Mexipyrgus churinceanus Taylor, 1966 Mexipyrgus escobedae Taylor, 1966 Mexipyrgus lugoi Taylor, 1966 Mexipyrgus mojarralis Taylor, 1966 Mexipyrgus multilineatus Taylor, 1966

Distribution

This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[2]

Ecology

Mexipyrgus carranzae is generally found only in soft sediment.[4]

Water lily Nymphaea ampla is the most common aquatic macrophyte in abundance in its habitats.[4] According to the isotope analysis by Chaves-Campos et al. (2012)[4] it is probable that Mexipyrgus churinceanus feed on water lily Nymphaea ampla organic matter metabolized by sediment bacteria.[4]

Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the specialized snail-eating (molluscivorous) cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[2]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-2.5 text from the reference[4]

1. Pastorino, G. & Darrigan, G. (2011). "Mexipyrgus carranzae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T189222A8703369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189222A8703369.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. Chaves-Campos J., Johnson S. G. & Hulsey C. D. (2011). "Spatial Geographic Mosaic in an Aquatic Predator-Prey Network". PLoS ONE 6(7): e22472. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022472.
3. Bouchet, P. (2014). Mexipyrgus carranzae D. W. Taylor, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723426 on 2014-11-16
4. Chaves-Campos J., Coghill L. M., García de León F. J. & Johnson S. G. (2012). "The Effect of Aquatic Plant Abundance on Shell Crushing Resistance in a Freshwater Snail". PLoS ONE 7(9): e44374. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044374.

Further reading

• Johnson S. G. (2005). "Age, phylogeography and population structure of the microendemic banded spring snail, Mexipyrgus churinceanus". Molecular Ecology 14(8): 2299-2311. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.2005.02580.x.
• Johnson S. G., Hulsey C. D. & León F. J. G. de (2007). "Spatial mosaic evolution of snail defensive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 50. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-50.