Duckwater pyrg
The Duckwater pyrg, scientific name Pyrgulopsis aloba, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
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| Species: | P. aloba |
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| Pyrgulopsis aloba Hershler, 1999 | |
This species is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss. The common name of this species refers to Duckwater, Nevada.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Pyrgulopsis aloba.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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