The South Sierra Nevada springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis giuliani, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
| South Sierra Nevada springsnail | |
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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. giuliani
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis giuliani Hershler & Pratt, 1990
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This species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in the United States. This species is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Pyrgulopsis giuliani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40052A10311510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40052A10311510.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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