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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Rissooidea

Genus
  
Pyrgulopsis

Higher classification
  
Pyrgulopsis

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Hydrobiidae

Scientific name
  
Pyrgulopsis thompsoni

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Pyrgulopsis, Hydrobiidae, Molluscs, Gastropods, Marstonia

The Huachuca springsnail scientific name Pyrgulopsis thompsoni, 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 United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Huachuca springsnail Wikipedia