Biology:Pyrgulopsis minkleyi
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Pyrgulopsis minkleyi | |
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| Lateral view of a shell of Nymphophilus minckleyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. minkleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis minkleyi (D. W. Taylor, 1966)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nymphophilus minckleyi is a species of very small freshwater snail,[2] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[2]
Ecology
Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pyrgulopsis minkleyi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1064193.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q7071205 entry
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