Mexipyrgus carranzae
Mexipyrgus carranzae is a species of very small freshwater snail,[2] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[2][3]
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| A series of shells of Mexipyrgus carranzae, showing variation in size, shell sculpture, and color | |
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| Species: | M. carranzae |
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| Mexipyrgus carranzae Taylor, 1966 | |
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Distribution
This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[2]
Ecology
Mexipyrgus carranzae is generally found only in soft sediment.[4]
Water lily Nymphaea ampla is the most common aquatic macrophyte in abundance in its habitats.[4] According to the isotope analysis by Chaves-Campos et al. (2012)[4] it is probable that Mexipyrgus churinceanus feed on water lily Nymphaea ampla organic matter metabolized by sediment bacteria.[4]
Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the specialized snail-eating (molluscivorous) cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[2]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.5 text from the reference[4]
- Pastorino, G. & Darrigan, G. (2011). "Mexipyrgus carranzae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T189222A8703369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189222A8703369.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- Chaves-Campos J., Johnson S. G. & Hulsey C. D. (2011). "Spatial Geographic Mosaic in an Aquatic Predator-Prey Network". PLoS ONE 6(7): e22472. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022472.
- Bouchet, P. (2014). Mexipyrgus carranzae D. W. Taylor, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723426 on 2014-11-16
- Chaves-Campos J., Coghill L. M., García de León F. J. & Johnson S. G. (2012). "The Effect of Aquatic Plant Abundance on Shell Crushing Resistance in a Freshwater Snail". PLoS ONE 7(9): e44374. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044374.
Further reading
- Johnson S. G. (2005). "Age, phylogeography and population structure of the microendemic banded spring snail, Mexipyrgus churinceanus". Molecular Ecology 14(8): 2299-2311. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.2005.02580.x.
- Johnson S. G., Hulsey C. D. & León F. J. G. de (2007). "Spatial mosaic evolution of snail defensive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 50. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-50.