Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Rissooidea Genus Pyrgulopsis Higher classification Pyrgulopsis | Phylum Mollusca Family Hydrobiidae Scientific name Pyrgulopsis giuliani Rank Species | |
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
South Sierra Nevada springsnail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA