The Duckwater pyrg, scientific name Pyrgulopsis aloba, is a species of freshwater snail in the family Hydrobiidae.[2][4] It is endemic to the United States and only known from two springs in the Duckwater Reservation, Nye County, Nevada.[2]
| Duckwater pyrg | |
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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. aloba
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis aloba Hershler, 1998[3]
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It is a small Pyrgulopsis with a shell height of 1–1.9 mm (0.04–0.07 in) and shell width of 1–1.7 mm (0.04–0.07 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Pyrgulopsis aloba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40051A10311461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40051A10311461.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pyrgulopsis aloba Duckwater Pyrg". NatureServe. 14 September 1999. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ a b Hershler, Robert (1998). "A systematic review of the hydrobiid snails (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) of the Great Basin, western United States. Part I. Genus Pyrgulopsis". The Veliger. 41: 1–132 [60–62]. hdl:10088/7293.
- ^ "Pyrgulopsis aloba Hershler, 1998". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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