Duckwater pyrg
| Duckwater pyrg | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. aloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis aloba Hershler, 1999 | |
The Duckwater pyrg, scientific name Pyrgulopsis aloba, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss. The common name of this species refers to Duckwater, Nevada.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Pyrgulopsis aloba.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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