Oasis Valley springsnail

The Oasis Valley springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis micrococcus, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.

Oasis valley springsnail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Pyrgulopsis
Species:
P. micrococcus
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis micrococcus
(Pilsbry, 1893)

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Pyrgulopsis micrococcus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T18973A8766274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T18973A8766274.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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