Huachuca springsnail
| Huachuca springsnail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. thompsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis thompsoni Hershler, 1988 | |
The Huachuca springsnail scientific name Pyrgulopsis thompsoni, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Its natural habitat is freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Cordeiro, J. (2020) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Pyrgulopsis thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T18989A177075190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18989A177075190.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Pyrgulopsis thompsoni". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 April 2026.