Pseudotryonia alamosae
| Alamosa springsnail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotryonia |
| Species: | P. alamosae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotryonia alamosae (Taylor, 1987) | |
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Pseudotryonia alamosae, commonly known as the Caliente tryonia or Alamosa springsnail,[2] is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.
The species is endemic to Socorro County, New Mexico in the United States, where only one population is known. It was placed on the federal endangered species list along with the Socorro springsnail in 1991.[4]
The snail occurs in five small connected springs within half a mile of each other; this is thought to be a single population.[4] The snail was discovered in 1979 and described to science as a new species in 1987.[5]
References
- ↑ Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Tryonia alamosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000 e.T22421A9372447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T22421A9372447.en. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 NatureServe. "Pseudotryonia alamosae". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 May 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.). "Pseudotryonia alamosae (D. W. Taylor, 1987)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 United States Fish and Wildlife Service (August) 1994. Socorro and Alamosa Sprinsnail recovery plan. New Mexico Ecological Services State Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 24 pp.
- ↑ USFWS. Final rule to list the Alamosa Springsnail and the Socorro Springsnail as endangered. September 30, 1991.