Pyrgulopsis arizonae

Pyrgulopsis arizonae, commonly known as the Apache springsnail, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.

Apache springsnail
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P. arizonae
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis arizonae
(Taylor, 1987)

This species' natural habitat is springs. It is endemic to an unnamed spring on north side of Gila River about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bylas, Arizona, United States.[1]

Description

P. arizonae is a small snail that has a height of 3.3–4.6 millimetres (0.13–0.18 in) and a globose to elongate conic shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penial filament has an elongate lobe and medium length, broad filament with the penial ornament consisting of a large, superficial ventral gland often with a similar dorsal 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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