Pyrgophorus coronatus
| Pyrgophorus coronatus | |
|---|---|
| |
| A group of Pyrgophorus coronatus in the cap of a vial | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgophorus |
| Species: | P. coronatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgophorus coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840)
| |
| Subspecies[1] | |
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Pyrgophorus coronatus is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (August 2010) |
Distribution and habitat
[edit]In Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater lakes Xiloa and Apoyo[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pyrgophorus coronatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Comparison of gastropod mollusc (Apogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) habitats in two crater lakes in Nicaragua, Jeffrey K. McCrary, Henry Madsen, Liza González, Inti Luna, & Lorenzo J. López. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56:113-120 (2008)
External links
[edit]
 | This Hydrobiidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |