Name
Chupadera Springsnail
Scientific Name
Category
F
Taxon
Molluscs
Chupadera Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis chupaderae) is a tiny (shell length up to 2.5 mm) thermal spring snail that only occurs in Willow Spring at the south end of the Chupadera Mountains in Socorro County, New Mexico. They are found on firm surfaces such as stones, dead wood, and vegetation in moderate-velocity, thermally constant water at the spring source.


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