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Species Information

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

Gila Springsnail - Pyrgulopsis gilae

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Gila Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis gilae) is a small (shell length up to 4 mm) cool and warm spring snail that is only found in a series of springs along the East fork, Middle fork and mainstem of the Gila River in Grant County, New Mexico. They inhabit rivulets of about 1 m in width that are 14-27?C and contain vegetation such as watercress (Nasturtium officinale).

Status

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SNR

State Status:

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: 14

Number of Observations: 32

Observation date range: 06-30-1905 to 08-18-2009

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