The New Mexico hotspring snail (Pyrgulopsis thermalis) is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.
| New Mexico hotspring snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. thermalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis thermalis (Taylor, 1987)
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This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is hot springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References edit
- ^ Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pyrgulopsis thermalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T18988A1939293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T18988A1939293.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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