Three Forks springsnail
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Species: | P. trivialis
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Pyrgulopsis trivialis (Taylor, 1987)
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The Three Forks springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis trivialis), is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. The common name is a reference to its endemic range at Three Forks, Apache County, Arizona.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Pyrgulopsis trivialis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.