Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Gastropoda
      Order: Littorinimorpha
        Family: Cochliopidae
          Genus: Pseudotryonia
            Species: alamosae

Alamosa Springsnail - Pseudotryonia alamosae

Alamosa Springsnail

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Alamosa Springsnail (Pseudotryonia alamosae) is a tiny (shell length up to 3 mm) thermal spring snail that is only found in Ojo Caliente and Warm Spring near the head of the Alamosa River in Socorro County, New Mexico. They inhabit slow-velocity, thermally constant water in minor rivulets near spring sources.

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: 1

Number of Mapped Locations: 7

Number of Observations: 19

Observation date range: 04-13-1979 to 12-02-2022

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