Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Rissooidea Genus Pyrgulopsis Higher classification Pyrgulopsis | Phylum Mollusca Family Hydrobiidae Scientific name Pyrgulopsis thermalis Rank Species | |
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The New Mexico hotspring snail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis thermalis, is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is hot springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
New Mexico hotspring snail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA