Mexipyrgus carranzae

Mexipyrgus carranzae
A series of shells of Mexipyrgus carranzae, showing variation in size, shell sculpture, and color
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha

Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Mexipyrgus
Species: M. carranzae
Binomial name
Mexipyrgus carranzae
Taylor, 1966
Synonyms
  • Mexipyrgus churinceanus D. W. Taylor, 1966
  • Mexipyrgus escobedae D. W. Taylor, 1966
  • Mexipyrgus lugoi D. W. Taylor, 1966
  • Mexipyrgus mojarralis D. W. Taylor, 1966
  • Mexipyrgus multilineatus D. W. Taylor, 1966

Mexipyrgus carranzae is a species of very small freshwater snail,[2] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[2] [3]

Distribution

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

Ecology

Mexipyrgus carranzae is generally found only in soft sediment.[4]

Water lily Nymphaea ampla is the most common aquatic macrophyte in abundance in its habitats.[4] According to the isotope analysis by Chaves-Campos et al. (2012)[4] it is probable that Mexipyrgus churinceanus feed on water lily Nymphaea ampla organic matter metabolized by sediment bacteria.[4]

Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the specialized snail-eating (molluscivorous) cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[2]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-2.5 text from the reference[4]

  1. Pastorino, G. & Darrigan, G. (2011). "Mexipyrgus carranzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. Bouchet, P. (2014). Mexipyrgus carranzae D. W. Taylor, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723426 on 2014-11-16
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Chaves-Campos J., Coghill L. M., García de León F. J. & Johnson S. G. (2012). "The Effect of Aquatic Plant Abundance on Shell Crushing Resistance in a Freshwater Snail". PLoS ONE 7(9): e44374. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044374.

Further reading

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