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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Gastropoda
      Order: Littorinimorpha
        Family: Hydrobiidae
          Genus: Pyrgulopsis
            Species: neomexicana

Socorro Springsnail - Pyrgulopsis neomexicana

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Socorro Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis neomexicana) is a tiny (shell length up to 2.5 mm) warm water snail that only occurs in Torreon Springs in Socorro County, New Mexico. They live on stones among aquatic vegetation or in the top layer of organic material within the spring. The primary spring source where they are found has been impounded, leaving only a 2.4 m run of suitable habitat for the snails.

Status

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: S1

State Status: E

Federal Status: Listed Endangered [LE]

USFS Status:

BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 3

Number of Mapped Locations: 3

Number of Observations: 8

Observation date range: 01-01-1916 to 01-01-1992

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