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.

New Mexico hotspring snail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Pyrgulopsis
Species:
P. thermalis
Binomial name
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
  1. Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pyrgulopsis thermalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T18988A1939293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T18988A1939293.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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