Pyrgulopsis castaicensis
Pyrgulopsis castaicensis is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]
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| Subfamily: | Nymphophilinae |
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| Species: | P. castaicensis |
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| Pyrgulopsis castaicensis Hershler & Liu, 2010[1] | |
Distribution
Pyrgulopsis castaicensis occurs in only one spring in the upper part of the Santa Clara River basin, in southwestern California.[1]
References
- Hershler R. Liu H.-P. (25 January 2010). "Two new, possibly threatened species of Pyrgulopsis (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from southwestern California". Zootaxa 2343: 1-17, 8 plates. preview.
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