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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | 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.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
Pyrgulopsis 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.[2]
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Pyrgulopsis gilae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T18968A8762130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T18968A8762130.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Hershler, Robert (1994). A Review of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.