Pyrgulopsis minkleyi
Appearance
Pyrgulopsis minkleyi | |
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Lateral view of a shell of Nymphophilus minckleyi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Hydrobiidae |
Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
Species: | P. minkleyi
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Binomial name | |
Pyrgulopsis minkleyi (D. W. Taylor, 1966)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Nymphophilus minckleyi is a species of very small freshwater snail,[2] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[2]
Ecology
[edit]Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pyrgulopsis minkleyi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- ^ a b c d Chaves-Campos J., Johnson S. G. & Hulsey C. D. (2011). "Spatial Geographic Mosaic in an Aquatic Predator-Prey Network". PLoS ONE 6(7): e22472. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022472.