Davis County springsnail
| Davis County springsnail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Sorbeoconcha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. davisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis davisi Taylor, 1987 | |
The Davis County springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis davisi, is a species of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species' natural habitat is streams. It is endemic to a tributary of Limpia Creek about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Fort Davis, Texas, United States.[1]
Description
P. davisi is a small snail that has a height of 1.8–2.6 millimetres (0.071–0.102 in) and an ovate to narrowly conic, medium-sized shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penial filament has a medium length lobe and medium length filament with the penial ornament consisting of an elongate, proximally bifurcate, penial gland; curved, transverse terminal and ventral glands.[1]
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Pyrgulopsis davisi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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