Huachuca springsnail
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.
| Huachuca springsnail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. thompsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis thompsoni Hershler, 1988 | |
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Cordeiro, J. (2020). "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.
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