Superfamily Rissooidea Higher classification Pyrgulopsis | Scientific name Pyrgulopsis gilae Rank Species | |
Similar Pyrgulopsis, Hydrobiidae, Gastropods, Socorro springsnail, Molluscs |
The Gila springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis gilae, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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