Pyrgophorus coronatus

Pyrgophorus coronatus
	A group of Pyrgophorus coronatus in the cap of a vial
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cochliopidae
Genus:	Pyrgophorus
Species:	P. coronatus
Binomial name
	Pyrgophorus coronatus; (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Subspecies
	P. c. bermudezi (Aguayo, 1947); P. c. coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840);
Synonyms
	Amnicola coronata (Pfeiffer, 1840) ; Hydrobia coronata (Pfeiffer, 1840) ; Paludina cisternicola Morelet, 1851 ; Paludina coronata Pfeiffer, 1840 ; Paludina coronata var. cisternina Küster, 1852 ; Potamopyrgus coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840) ; Pyrgophorus cisterninus (Küster, 1852) ; Pyrgulopsis (Pyrgophorus) coronatus Ancey, 1888;

Pyrgophorus coronatus is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

In Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater lakes Xiloa and Apoyo.^[3]

↑ NatureServe. "Pyrgophorus coronatus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
1 2 3 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.). "Pyrgophorus coronatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
↑ Comparison of gastropod mollusc (Apogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) habitats in two crater lakes in Nicaragua, Jeffrey K. McCrary, Henry Madsen, Liza González, Inti Luna, & Lorenzo J. López. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56:113-120 (2008)