Gila springsnail

The Gila springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis gilae, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Gila springsnail
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P. gilae
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis gilae
(Taylor, 1987)

This species is endemic to springs on the East Fork of the Gila River, New Mexico, United States. Its natural habitat is springs.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

P. gilae is a small snail that has a height of 3.1–4.0 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) and an ovate-conic, medium to large-sized shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penial filament has a medium-length lobe and medium-length filament with the penial ornament consisting of two elongate penial glands, several other small dorsal glands; and curved, transverse terminal and ventral gland.[1]

References

  1. Hershler, Robert (1994). A Review of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.


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