Pyrgophorus coronatus
| Pyrgophorus coronatus | |
|---|---|
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| 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) | |
Pyrgophorus coronatus is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]
Distribution
In Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater lakes Xiloa and Apoyo [2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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)
- McCrary JK, Madsen H, Gonzalez L, Luna I, and Lopez LJ (2008): Comparison of gastropod mollusc (Apogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) habitats in two crater lakes in Nicaragua. Rev. Trop. Biol. 56:133-120. http://www.gaianicaragua.org/McCraryRBT.pdf.