Naegele springsnail
| Naegele springsnail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. metcalfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis metcalfi (Taylor, 1987) | |
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The Naegele springsnail, also known as the Presidio County springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis metcalfi, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pyrgulopsis metcalfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T18972A1934232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T18972A1934232.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Pyrgulopsis metcalfi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Pyrgulopsis metcalfi (D. W. Taylor, 1987)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2026.