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Naegele springsnail
The
Naegele
springsnail
, also known as the
Presidio County
springsnail
,
scientific name
Pyrgulopsis
metcalfi
, is a
species
of very small or
minute
freshwater snail
with an
operculum
, an
aquatic
gastropod
mollusk
in the
family
Hydrobiidae
.
This species is
endemic
to
the United
States
. Its
natural habitat
is
springs
. It is
threatened
by
habitat loss
.