Pyrgophorus coronatus is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]
| Pyrgophorus coronatus | |
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| A group of Pyrgophorus coronatus in the cap of a vial | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgophorus |
| Species: | P. coronatus
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| Pyrgophorus coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840)
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Description
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Distribution and habitat
editIn Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater lakes Xiloa and Apoyo[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Pyrgophorus coronatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ 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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