Biology:Amargosa springsnail
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Amargosa springsnail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. amargosae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis amargosae Hershler, 1989[2]
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The Amargosa springsnail (Pyrgulopsis amargosae) is a snail in the family Hydrobiidae. It is endemic to the Amargosa River drainage of the southwestern United States.[1][3] The small (1.5–2.7 mm high) snail is known to occur in several near-brackish springs, including the type locality of Saratoga Springs in Death Valley.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Pyrgulopsis amargosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T189691A8762711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189691A8762711.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/189691/8762711. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hershler, Robert (March 1989). "Springsnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) of Owens and Amargosa River (exclusive of Ash Meadows) drainages, Death Valley system, California-Nevada". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102 (1): 176–248. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606767#page/201/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Death Valley geology field trip: Saratoga and Valley Springs". USGS/NPS. http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deva/ftsar2.html. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q3142268 entry
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