Pyrgophorus coronatus is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[2]
| Pyrgophorus coronatus | |
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| A group of Pyrgophorus coronatus in the cap of a vial | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgophorus |
| Species: | P. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgophorus coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution and habitat
editIn Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater lakes Xiloa and Apoyo.[3]
References
edit- ↑ NatureServe. "Pyrgophorus coronatus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Pyrgophorus coronatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Comparison of gastropod mollusc (Apogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) habitats in two crater lakes in Nicaragua, Jeffrey K. McCrary, Henry Madsen, Liza González, Inti Luna, & Lorenzo J. López. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56:113-120 (2008)
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