South Sierra Nevada springsnail
The South Sierra Nevada springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis giuliani, 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. giuliani |
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| Pyrgulopsis giuliani Hershler & Pratt, 1990 | |
This species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in the United States. This species is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Pyrgulopsis giuliani.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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