Pyrgophorus coronatus

Pyrgophorus coronatus is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Pyrgophorus coronatus
A group of Pyrgophorus coronatus in the cap of a vial
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Pyrgophorus
Species:
P. coronatus
Binomial name
Pyrgophorus coronatus
(Pfeiffer, 1840)

Description

Distribution and habitat

In Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater lakes Xiloa and Apoyo [2]

References
  1. Pyrgophorus coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840). WoRMS (2009). Pyrgophorus coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397179 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. Comparison of gastropod mollusc (Apogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) habitats in two crater lakes in Nicaragua, Jeffrey K. McCrary, Henry Madsen, Liza González, Inti Luna, & Lorenzo J. López. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56:113-120 (2008)


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