Oasis Valley springsnail
The Oasis Valley springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis micrococcus, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.
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| Species: | P. micrococcus |
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| Pyrgulopsis micrococcus (Pilsbry, 1893) | |
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Pyrgulopsis micrococcus.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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