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South Sierra Nevada springsnail

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South Sierra Nevada springsnail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Pyrgulopsis
Species:
P. giuliani
Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis giuliani
Hershler & Pratt, 1990

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.

This species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in the United States. This species is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ 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.