Biology:Pyrgulopsis licina
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Pyrgulopsis licina | |
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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. licina
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis licina Hershler, Liu & Bradford, 2013
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Pyrgulopsis licina, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to Ash Meadows along the Amargosa River in Nevada, United States . Its natural habitat is springs.
Description
Pyrgulopsis licina is a small snail that has a maximum height of 2.4 millimetres (0.094 in) and narrow conical shell. It has an absence of glands on its penis and a strongly curved penial filament leading to its name P. licina from the Latin licinus, meaning bent or turned upward.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q30682796 entry
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