Naegele springsnail

The Naegele springsnail, also known as the Presidio County springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis metcalfi, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Naegele springsnail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Pyrgulopsis
Species:
P. metcalfi
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis metcalfi
(Taylor, 1987)

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

References
  1. Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pyrgulopsis metcalfi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T18972A1934232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T18972A1934232.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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