South Sierra Nevada springsnail
Species of freshwater snail
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The South Sierra Nevada springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis giuliani, is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
| South Sierra Nevada springsnail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulopsis |
| Species: | P. giuliani |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgulopsis giuliani Hershler & Pratt, 1990 | |
This species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in the United States. This species is threatened by habitat loss.
