Pyrgulopsis perforata
Pyrgulopsis perforata, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.
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This species is endemic to Grapevine Canyon and the Grapevine Mountains in the Amargosa River basin in Inyo County, California, United States. Its natural habitat is springs.
Description
P. perforata is a small snail that has a maximum height of 2.6 millimetres (0.10 in) and a broad ovate conical shell. It has a larger distal lobe and smaller gland on the penis compared to other Pyrgulopsis.
References
- Hershler, Robert; Liu, Hsiu-Ping; Bradford, Corbin (9 September 2013). "Systematics of a widely distributed western North American springsnail, Pyrgulopsis micrococcus (Caenogastropoda, Hydrobiidae), with descriptions of three new congeners". ZooKeys (330): 27–52. doi:10.3897/zookeys.330.5852. PMC 3800804. PMID 24146554. Retrieved 21 June 2017. – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
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