Pyrgulopsis perforata

Pyrgulopsis perforata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Hydrobiidae
Genus:	Pyrgulopsis
Species:	P. perforata
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis perforata Hershler, Liu & Bradford, 2013

Pyrgulopsis perforata, is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.

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

Pyrgulopsis 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)