Pyrgulopsis sanchezi

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

Pyrgulopsis sanchezi, 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 the Amargosa River basin in California and Nevada, United States. Its natural habitat is springs.

Description

Pyrgulopsis sanchezi is a small snail that has a maximum height of 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in) and ovate to narrow conical shell. It has a short, strongly tapering penial filament that differentiates it from other Pyrgulopsis.

Etymology

The species is named for Peter G. Sanchez, former Resource Management Specialist for Death Valley National Park, who was instrumental in efforts to protect and conserve regional springsnails and their associated aquatic habitats.

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