Pyrgulopsis californiensis

Pyrgulopsis californiensis, the Laguna Mountain springsnail, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.

Laguna Mountain springsnail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Pyrgulopsis
Species:
P. californiensis
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis californiensis
(Gregg & Taylor, 1965)

This species' natural habitat is streams. It is endemic to Campo Creek, San Diego County, California, United States.[1]

Description

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Pyrgulopsis californiensis is a small snail that has a height of 3.3–4.6 millimetres (0.13–0.18 in) and elongate-conic shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penial filament has an elongate lobe and elongate filament with the penial ornament consisting of an elongate penial gland; large, curved, transverse terminal gland; and several ventral glands.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hershler, Robert (1994). A Review of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.