Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Juturnia
Species: kosteri
Koster's Springsnail - Juturnia kosteri
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Koster's Springsnail (Juturnia kosteri) is a small (shell length up to 4.5 mm) thermal spring snail that is only found at the Roswell Country Club and Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Chaves County, New Mexico. They live on mud, organic debris, and pebbles in slow-to-moderate velocity water in gypsum springs and streams. They live 9-15 months and reproduce several times between spring and fall.
Status
USFS Status:
BLM Status:
SWAP Status: SGCN
NMRP Strategy Status:
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 5
Number of Mapped Locations: 23
Number of Observations: 46
Observation date range: 01-01-1968
to 06-18-2019
External Links
Year
87
Citation A87TAY01NMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
A87TAY01NMUS
Year
2016
Citation Pierce, L. 2016. Federal recovery and monitoring permit: annual report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-815409. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Reference Code
E16DGF03NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Field survey to Sago Spring on June 10, 1992.
Reference Code
F92MEH11NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Field survey to Lost River, Bitter Lake NWR on June 10, 1992.
Reference Code
F92MEH12NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Field survey to Lost River, Bitter Lake NWR on June 11, 1992.
Reference Code
F92MEH13NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Field survey to Lost River on June 12, 1992.
Reference Code
F92MEH14NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. Field survey to Dragonfly Spring, Bitter Lake NWR on June 12, 1992.
Reference Code
F92MEH15NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Field survey to Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge on June 13, 1992.
Reference Code
F92MEH16NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Mehlhop, P. 1992. Field survey to Roswell Country Club on June 14, 1992.
Reference Code
F92MEH19NMUS
Year
1993
Citation Mehlhop, P. Field survey to Sago Spring, BItter Lake NWR on June 18, 1993.
Reference Code
F93MEH17NMUS
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
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
2011
Citation Rogowski, D. 2011. Texas Tech University activities conducted in 2011 on Pecos assiminea, Roswell springsnail, and Koster's springsnail in New Mexico and Texas. Report to Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 10 TE219536-1. 2 p.
Reference Code
R11ROG01NMUS
Year
92
Citation S92MEHUSNMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
S92MEHUSNMUS
Year
1983
Citation Taylor, D.W. 1983 (?). New species of molluscs from New Mexico. Report to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Reference Code
U83TAY02NMUS
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
