Duckwater pyrg
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The Duckwater pyrg, scientific name Pyrgulopsis aloba, is a species of freshwater snail in the family Hydrobiidae.[2][4] It is endemic to the United States and only known from two springs in the Duckwater Reservation, Nye County, Nevada.[2]
| Duckwater pyrg | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. aloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis aloba Hershler, 1998[3] | |
It is a small Pyrgulopsis with a shell height of 1–1.9 mm (0.04–0.07 in) and shell width of 1–1.7 mm (0.04–0.07 in).[3]
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