Pyrgulopsis arizonae

Species of gastropod

Apache springsnail

Conservation status

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Littorinimorpha
Family:  | Hydrobiidae
Genus:  | Pyrgulopsis
Species:  |

P. arizonae

Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis arizonae

(Taylor, 1987)

Pyrgulopsis arizonae, commonly known as the Apache springsnail, is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.

This species' natural habitat is springs. It is endemic to an unnamed spring on north side of Gila River about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bylas, Arizona, United States.[2]

## Description

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Pyrgulopsis arizonae is a small snail that has a height of 3.3–4.6 millimetres (0.13–0.18 in) and a globose to elongate conic shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penial filament has an elongate lobe and medium length, broad filament with the penial ornament consisting of a large, superficial ventral gland often with a similar dorsal gland.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Pyrgulopsis arizonae". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
2. ^ a b Hershler, Robert (1994). A Review of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Taxon identifiers

Pyrgulopsis arizonae|

* Wikidata: Q4904424
* BOLD: 27494
* CoL: 4QTX7
* EoL: 503284
* GBIF: 2300029
* iNaturalist: 229609
* IRMNG: 10955124
* ITIS: 568185
* NatureServe: 2.110082
* NCBI: 297784
* Open Tree of Life: 84103
* SeaLifeBase: 2135
* WoRMS: 991515

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