Species Information

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

Pecos Springsnail - Pyrgulopsis pecosensis

Pecos Springsnail

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Pecos Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis pecosensis) is a tiny (shell length up to 3 mm) thermal spring snail that is only found in Blue and Castle springs in Eddy County, New Mexico. They live in gypsum silt and pebble substrates along the edges of high-volume clean spring runs.

Status

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1 Rank Changed: 04/11/1991
Rank Reviewed: 04/11/1991
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: N/A
Occurences: N/A Population Size: N/A
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 2

Number of Mapped Locations: 3

Number of Observations: 12

Observation date range: 01-01-1968 to 11-01-2007


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