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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Crystal Spring springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis crystalis, is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species' natural habitat is springs. It is endemic to Crystal Pool, Ash Meadows, Nevada, United States.[2]
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Description
Pyrgulopsis crystalis is a small snail that has a height of 1.8–2.6 millimetres (0.071–0.102 in) and a globose to neritiform, small to medium-sized shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penial filament has an absent lobe and elongate filament with the penial ornament consisting of a large, superficial ventral gland.[2]
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