Biology:Laguna Mountain springsnail
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Species: | P. californiensis
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| Pyrgulopsis californiensis (Gregg & Taylor, 1965)
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The Laguna Mountain springsnail (Pyrgulopsis californiensis) is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species' natural habitat is streams. It is endemic to Campo Creek, San Diego County, California , United States .[1]
Description
P. californiensis is a small snail that has a height of 3.3–4.6 millimetres (0.13–0.18 in) and elongate-conic shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penial filament has an elongate lobe and elongate filament with the penial ornament consisting of an elongate penial gland; large, curved, transverse terminal gland; and several ventral glands.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hershler, Robert (1994). A Review of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. https://archive.org/details/reviewofnorthame0000hers_x4k5.
Wikidata ☰ Q4942639 entry
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