Chupadera springsnail
The Chupadera springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis chupaderae, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.
| Chupadera springsnail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. chupaderae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis chupaderae Taylor, 1987 | |
This species' natural habitat is springs. It is endemic to Willow Spring at the south end of the Chupadera Mountains, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, New Mexico, United States.[2]
Description
Pyrgulopsis chupaderae is a small snail that has a height of 1.6–2.8 millimetres (0.063–0.110 in) and an ovate-conic to elongate-conic, small to medium-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 an elongate penial gland; curved, transverse terminal gland; and ventral gland.[2]
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Pyrgulopsis chupaderae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18962A8756414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18962A8756414.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Hershler, Robert (1994). A Review of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.