Pyrgulopsis minkleyi

Nymphophilus minckleyi is a species of very small freshwater snail,[2] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[2]

Pyrgulopsis minkleyi
Lateral view of a shell of Nymphophilus minckleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Subfamily:
Nymphophilinae
Genus:
Pyrgulopsis
Species:
P. minkleyi
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis minkleyi
(D. W. Taylor, 1966)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nymphophilus minckleyi D. W. Taylor, 1966

Distribution

This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[2]

Ecology

Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[2]

References
  1. "Pyrgulopsis minkleyi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  2. Chaves-Campos J., Johnson S. G. & Hulsey C. D. (2011). "Spatial Geographic Mosaic in an Aquatic Predator-Prey Network". PLoS ONE 6(7): e22472. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022472.


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