Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Pyrgulopsis
Species: thermalis
New Mexico Hot Springsnail - Pyrgulopsis thermalis
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
New Mexico Hot Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis thermalis) is a tiny (shell length up to 2 mm) hot spring-restricted snail that is only found in two thermal springs of the Gila River in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico. They inhabit steep or vertical rocks covered with thin sheets of water and prefer water temperatures of 33-35?C.
Status
Global Rank: G1
State Rank: S1
State Status: T
Federal Status:
USFS Status: R3 SCC
BLM Status:
SWAP Status: SGCN
NMRP Strategy Status:
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 4
Number of Mapped Locations: 18
Number of Observations: 41
Observation date range: 06-30-1905
to 08-18-2009
External Links
Year
2009
Citation Myers, M., M. Christman and B. Lang. 2009. Survey results for Pyrgulopsis gilae and P. thermalis within the Gila National Forest.
Reference Code
D09MYE01NMUS
Year
2013
Citation Park, B. 2013. Gila National Forest GIS wildlife data. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
Reference Code
D13GIL01NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. Field Survey of 31 Oct 1992 to Gila River.
Reference Code
F92MEH57NMUS
Year
1987
Citation Taylor, D.W. 1987. Fresh-water Molluscs from New Mexico and Vicinity. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. Bulletin 116. 50pp.
Reference Code
N87TAY01NMUS
Year
2009
Citation Lang, B.K. 2009. Macroinvertebrates of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 6 E-56-6. 25p.
Reference Code
R09LAN03NMUS
Year
2010
Citation Lang, B.K. 2010. Macroinvertebrates of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 6 E-56-7. 39p.
Reference Code
R10LAN01NMUS
Year
2011
Citation Lang, B.K. 2011. Macroinvertebrates of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Final report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 6 E-56-7(2). 89p.
Reference Code
R11LAN01NMUS
Year
92
Citation S92MEHUSNMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
S92MEHUSNMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Establishment of a rare mollusc inventory and monitoring program. Unpubl. progress report by New Mexico Natural Heritage Program to NM Dept. of Game and Fish. Year I. Contract # 80-519-52. 12 p.
Reference Code
U92MEH01NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P.. 1992. Field notebooks.
Reference Code
U92MEH03NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Specimen catalog for Patricia Mehlhop.
Reference Code
U92MEH04NMUS