New Mexico hotspring snail
The New Mexico hotspring snail (Pyrgulopsis thermalis) is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
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| Species: | P. thermalis |
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| Pyrgulopsis thermalis (Taylor, 1987) | |
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is hot springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2012. Pyrgulopsis thermalis.
- 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 March 2017.
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